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Hamilton reacts to racial slur made by Nelson Piquet

Following comments made in a podcast in which three-time world champion, Nelson Piquet used a racial slur in describing Lewis Hamilton, the Briton has reacted, calling for a change of mind-set. On Monday, footage emerged on social media from an interview Piquet carried out in Portuguese - his native tongue - last November, in which he used a racial slur to describe the seven-time world champion. By this morning, F1 had officially reacted to the footage, issuing a brief statement on social media. “Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society,' it read. “Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect. “His...
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