: Nelson Piquet used racist and homophobic terms against Lewis Hamilton in resurfaced interview #IndiaNEWS Nelson Piquet faced further widespread condemnation on Friday after further video evidence emerged

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Nelson Piquet used racist and homophobic terms against Lewis Hamilton in resurfaced interview #IndiaNEWS
Nelson Piquet faced further widespread condemnation on Friday after further video evidence emerged revealing him using homophobic language to add to his earlier racist slurs against Lewis Hamilton.Leading figures in Formula One at the British Grand Prix including Red Bull team chief Christian Horner, 2009 world champion Jenson Button and respected commentator Martin Brundle said they were “appalled� and “disgusted� by the latest Piquet revelations.“We are appalled at Nelson’s comments from an interview from some time ago,� said Horner whose team dismissed reserve driver Estonian Juri Vips for using a similar expression earlier this week.“We felt that actions sometimes talk louder than words -— and our action was draconian, but in line with our policy. We are fully behind Lewis, fully signed up to the Hamilton Commission.“And Max (Verstappen) is absolutely clear, too, that he is fully supportive of Lewis and not just Lewis but against any form of racism or discrimination.�Three-time world champion Piquet had been banned from Formula One and suspended from his membership of the British Racing Drivers Club on Thursday when reports of his offensive language and racist slurs of Hamilton were first revealed.But overnight social media posts, notably by Brazilian news channel Metropoles on Twitter, showed Piquet, 69, using vulgar homophobic terms...Read more

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