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Nelson Piquet speaks out regarding Lewis Hamilton affair
Nelson Piquet spoke after the controversy with Lewis Hamilton. ©DPPI/JM. The Meur
For a little over 24 hours, the Nelson Piquet affair-Lewis Hamilton animate the Formula 1. In an interview several months old and whose comments were relayed by CNN Brazil, the world champion described the Englishman as a “little nigger” (literal translation of the term used “neguinho”) when discussing his accident with Max Verstappen, of whom he is the father-in-law, at Silverstone last year.
Without much delay, F1 and the FIA condemned the words of Nelson Piquet before Lewis Hamilton himself went from his statement to asking that things finally move. “ It's more than a question of language. These archaic mentalities must change and have no place in our sport. I have been surrounded by and targeted by these attitudes my entire life. I had time to learn. The time has come to act,” he wrote on Twitter where there was no shortage of support from almost all of his peers.
Nelson Piquet comes out of silence
Under fire from critics for a day, Nelson Piquet, in silence until now, has finally spoken. In a press release sent to the press, the former pilot insisted on putting the “ clear things up about the stories circulating in the media about a comment I made in an interview last year »
« What I said was poorly thought out and I'm not defending itHe says. I would like to clarify that the term used is one that has been widely and historically used in the Portuguese language in Brazil as a synonym for "guy" or "person" and was never intended to offend. I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations. I strongly condemn any suggestion that I used the word in an attempt to demean a pilot based on their skin color.
I apologize wholeheartedly to everyone who was affected, including Lewis, who is an incredible driver, but the translation in some media now circulating on social media is not correct. Discrimination has no place in F1 or society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts on this »
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Gonzalo Forbes
In charge of promotion formulas (F2, F3, FRECA, F4...). Carried by the grace of Franco Colapinto.
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