“N Word” Nelson Piquet Audio On Lewis Hamilton Was Exposed On Reddit
Nelson Piquet is a living legend in Formula One and a multi-time World Champion. He had won championships in 1981, 1983, and 1987.
The former World Champion is in big trouble after being found using racist slurs against Seven-time World Champion, Lewis Hamilton. Continue for more below.
Nelson Piquet Exposed After Using “N-Word” Against Lewis Hamilton
Nelson Piquet is found using racial slurs against Lewis Hamilton in a podcast. He used the” N-Word” while discussing Hamilton’s crash.
The statement was made on a Brazilian show and it was recorded last in November. The former racer was discussing the British Grand Prix that happened the year.
?: An Audio clip of Nelson Piquet calling Lewis Hamilton a little ni*** has surfaced. #F1 #BritishGP
— F1 Naija ?? (@f1_naija) June 28, 2022
According to the Daily Mail, the podcast was covered in Portuguese where Piquet repeatedly used the word “Neguinho”. He also suggested that Hamilton had intentionally pushed Verstappen on the tracks ending the race.
Piquet while discussing the collision between Hamilton and Verstappen said: “The little n***** put the car in and left because there was no way to pass two cars on that corner. He made a joke. Lucky for him, only the other one (Verstappen) got f****** up.”
As per the reports, the clip from the podcast was found uploaded on Youtube. It dates back to March 2022, before being translated into English.
Nelson Piquet In Big Trouble After Using Racist Slurs
F1 driver Nelson Piquet has been condemned by Formula One for using a racial slur against Lewis Hamilton.
Upon hearing discriminatory language against him, Hamilton calls for action against Piquet.
Lewis Hamilton has called for “action” and said “archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport” after former world champion Nelson Piquet used racially abusive language about him. pic.twitter.com/aS1Jv0CrOH
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) June 28, 2022
After the comments hit the Internet, Hamilton has reacted on Twitter saying: “It’s more than language. These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. I’ve been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life. There has been plenty of time to learn. Time has come for action.”
A statement was released by Formula One as well. It read:: “Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society. Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect,”
Consequently, Piquet has been warned by F1 that he could face a ban if he does not publically apologize to Lewis. However, the sport has not mentioned the name of Nelson Piquet.
F1 Fans React To Nelson Piquet Slurs On Lewis Hamilton
No one has liked Nelson Piquet making racist slurs on a global icon like Lewis Hamilton. They find the statement direct discrimination knowing the fact that Piquet’s daughter has been dating Hamilton’s rival Verstappen.
Writer Matt Bishop has tweeted: ” I worked with Lewis Hamilton very closely for 5 years when he & I were at McLaren. He’s an absolutely brilliant #F1 driver & a truly great man. He does a huge amount for diversity & inclusivity. By contrast Nelson Piquet Sr disgusts me. #WeRaceAsOne. That’s it. That’s the tweet.”
@thelaurenxo says:” If Nelson Piquet is comfortable calling Lewis the n-word in public then I don’t even wanna know what his WHOLE family says about Lewis in private…”
Another user @RiaBish has reacted: “Saw this get posted on a few of my socials and I had no idea who it was about so I had to research. Surely that’s not good enough? It should name and shame. Anyway, we will! Nelson Piquet is vile racist prick”
