Max Verstappen says Nelson Piquet’s comment made towards Lewis Hamilton was “not correct”, but the three-time F1 world champion is “definitely not a racist”. ⬇️
Piquet - who is the father of Verstappen’s partner, Kelly Piquet - used a racial slur to describe Hamilton in an interview given last year, the contents of which surfaced this week.
Speaking about the matter for the first time on Thursday at Silverstone, Verstappen said it was not correct for Piquet to have used the term he did. But Verstappen denied that Piquet was racist, saying: “I’ve spent a bit of time with Nelson, I think more than the average person in general, and he’s definitely not a racist.
“He already said in his statement, I think he realised he used the wrong word, so who am I to then call him? I don’t think it will change anything anyway. Asked if he agreed with the paddock ban that had been handed to Piquet in light of the incident, Verstappen said he thought it was “better to open the conversation instead of banning”.
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