Piquet apologises for Hamilton comment, claims no racial intent

Comments from three-time F1 world champion Piquet given in an interview last year surfaced this week, among which he used a racial slur against Hamilton.

It led to widespread condemnation through the F1 community, including a rebuttal from both F1 and the FIA.

Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton said it was “time for change” to shift “archaic mindsets”.

Piquet has now issued a statement in which he said he wanted to “clear up the stories circulating in the media…