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Ecclestone thinks Piquet was frustrated by Verstappen's retirement

Bernie Ecclestone has stepped into the breach on behalf of Nelson Piquet. The 91-year old Briton believes that the comments of the three-time world champion are taken too seriously. The fact that Piquet has apologised by saying that it was not a clever action, should be more than enough. Article continues under ad "I've known Nelson for an awful long time. I was with him a couple of weeks ago. It's not the sort of thing Nelson would say meaning something bad," Ecclestone defended the Brazilian at Good Morning Britain. The former Formula One owner thinks Piquet used the N-word on a whim. However, this should not be taken so lightly, according to Ecclestone. Piquet family of...
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