Piquet - who is the father of Verstappen's partner, Kelly Piquet - used a racial slur to describe Hamilton in an interview given last year, the contents of which surfaced... read more »

Max Verstappen has condemned the language used by Nelson Piquet towards Lewis Hamilton but has insisted the Brazilian is not a racist. read more »

Nelson Piquet Sr racially abused Lewis Hamilton last year whilst featuring on a Brazilian podcast. The BRDC has released a statement on the matter. read more »

Lewis Hamilton said old Formula One drivers like Nelson Piquet are irrelevant to what the sport wants to achieve in the future and should not be given a platform to promote... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has issued a passionate and dignified response to Nelson Piquet's comments, questioning why "we are giving older voices a platform" but also... read more »

An interview conducted last year with three-time world champion Piquet emerged this week, in which he used a racial slur in reference to Hamilton, resulting in condemnation... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has spectacularly turned on the "old voices" of the F1 paddock after comments made by Nelson Piquet and Bernie Ecclestone cast a shadow on the sport. read more »

Following the controversial remarks of Nelson Piquet, Lewis Hamilton questions why drivers of past generations are being given a voice? read more »

Sebastian Vettel has insisted F1 has a responsibility to address inclusivity issues after a turbulent week for the sport. read more »

It comes following the racial slur which Nelson Piquet used in reference to Lewis Hamilton. read more »

The British Racing Drivers' Club, the owner of Silverstone, has announced that Nelson Piquet's honorary membership has been temporarily suspended. read more »

The British Racing Drivers’ Club has suspended Nelson Piquet Snr’s membership and will move to terminate it entirely, following the Brazilian’s racist comments directed at... read more »

The British Racing Drivers' Club has suspended Nelson Piquet from his honorary membership in the wake of his racist remarks towards Lewis Hamilton. read more »

The three-time Formula 1 world champion has been widely condemned by the grand prix paddock after a Brazilian interview from November 2021 surfaced in which Piquet directed... read more »

Ex-F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says Lewis Hamilton "should be happy" with Nelson Piquet's apology after his racist remark came to light ahead of this... read more »

Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has defended Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, saying he would "take a bullet" for the Russian President, while also claiming... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has claimed that Vladimir Putin is a "first-class" person and that he would "take a bullet" for the Russian President. read more »

Three-time world champion, Nelson Piquet has issued a brief statement as the fall-out over his comment about Lewis Hamilton continues. read more »

Nelson Piquet will be banned from the F1 paddock after using a racial slur against Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Nelson Piquet has apologised "wholeheartedly" to Lewis Hamilton but has disputed that the word he used was racist, and claimed it was translated incorrectly. read more »

Nelson Piquet has apologised for a racial slur he used to describe Lewis Hamilton and claimed the word he used has been taken out of the context he intended. read more »

Nelson Piquet has apologised "wholeheartedly" to Lewis Hamilton but "strongly condemns any suggestion" he racially abused Formula 1's seven-time world... read more »

Nelson Piquet has apologised to Lewis Hamilton but has insisted that term he used was not intended as a racist slight against the Briton. Piquet used a derogatory phrase in his... read more »

Nelson Piquet has apologised to Lewis Hamilton for the language used in comments about the Mercedes driver but has insisted there was no racial intent behind his words. read more »

Nelson Piquet has apologised to Lewis Hamilton for his "ill thought out" comments on a podcast last year. read more »