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Nelson Piquet - whose daughter is Max Verstappen's girlfriend - has apparently been revealed calling Lewis Hamilton a "little ******" during an interview back in November 2021 (but published in March), just over a week before 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix.
You can pretty much guess which word he has been quoted as using, so I'll just post the original CNN Brasil link (in Portuguese, of course) and you can mentally translate it yourself.
Nelson Piquet chama Lewis Hamilton de “neguinho“ durante entrevista | CNN Brasil
Ex-piloto brasileiro fez uso de termo racista ao comentar o acidente entre Hamilton e Verstappen no Grande Prêmio de Silverstone, em 2021
CNN has "contacted" Piquet for comment. The original video is here, but is naturally also in Portuguese:
Oh, quick reminder. Piquet's bestest bud in the world is Roberto Pupo Moreno. Moreno was one of the stewards officiating the 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix, when they didn't see anything wrong with a move so obviously wrong that the FIA has now specifically codified it rather than leaving any room for interpretation.
Imagine that.
You're the one who's brought up the rabid mouth-frothing theory, not me. Prove to me how everything that has happened is bias towards Hamilton, bearing in mind "Abu Dhabi Safety Car" will be an instant loss for every point you try to make.
Why apologize when you can through granny under the bus
. No surprise his insta is private now, apparently he's blocking people too.
Red Bulls silence on the matter speaks volumes. Someone at the hypercar launch today at Red Bull HQ suggested they won't be making a statement.Why apologize when you can through granny under the bus
If you google his name, reddit has the post. I'm sure it's making it's rounds on twitter as well.
Max would be wise to dump Kelly and distance himself from that family.
No surprises there. I can see their angle given the Piquets aren’t directly connected to Red Bull, but at least release something that says you condemn racism. Especially given that they just had to deal with Vips for the same issue.
Hard to pull those things with the boss Mateschitz as antisemite
No ones talking about fault and no one is asking them to apologize for the cretin, but burying your head in the sand doesn't win many favours with anyone. Aston Martin, Mclaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, F1, the FIA, all have spoken out and condemned it. Whether you like it or not, Red Bull have involvement with the family via the driver whose fans are notorious for targeted bullying and harassment of Hamilton. To not speak out against racism and stand with the other teams in this situation is not a good look at all.
Actually mine was about endemic corruption and racism in the sport, and I didn't mention any team or driver.
How did we get here? Max distancing himself from scandals has something to with last year’s championship?
Firstly, that steward is Piquet's friend and not his puppet. Whether he himself is racist or not, that decision wasn't in any way made by Piquet himself. Piquet was not a steward there. And if Piquet did try to influence him, it certainly won't have been solely because of racism but also because of the fact that his son in law would stand to benefit from that. But in that case (and I don't think that is likely to have happened) the main problem would've been a corrupt steward. In any case, that steward was still only one of four and I doubt that he managed to convince the other three to be racist as well.
Where is my proof of what? Piquet being a racist? Check out the video I posted, second down on this page.
Just because you don't like it doesn't make it trolling. Grow up and discuss the topic or go somewhere else.
He's literally the best friend of someone who feels so free to be racist that he does it openly on camera to a journalist. Imagine what he's like in private with his best mate of 50 years - unless you think he's just spontaneously, aged 69, come out with the big guns of racism and has never been racist before in his life.
Yes. It also means other non-white drivers are also targetted. Which... means you're agreeing with me.
Instant loss for every point you try to make, not at all mouth frothing ho ho.
I don't disagree with you, but this is something that is sadly indicative of top-level motorsports as a whole, not just F1. That being said, F1 is distinctly bad about actually doing something about it, as @Famine has highlighted.
