01
Jul
2022
Piquet “definitely not a racist” but Hamilton comment “not correct”
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.
It led to widespread condemnation from the F1 community over the past week as the majority of drivers and teams rallied around Hamilton, as well as resulting in a ban for Piquet from the paddock.
Piquet issued a statement apologising to Hamilton, but denied there was any racial intent behind…