Formula 1 condemns ex-champ Nelson Piquet after his racist comment towards Lewis Hamilton

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Piquet is a three-time F1 champion, and his daughter is the girl friend of the Max Verstappen.

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It was about the battle between the Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at the British Grand Prix in 2021.

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Hamilton and Verstappen made contact on the first lap of the race and later's car crashed hard as a result.

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Verstappen won the title on the final lap of the season thanks to a series of controversial decisions by F1 officials.

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Piquet's offensive words immediately got everyone's attention, and condemned by many across the globe including the Formula 1.

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“Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society,” Formula 1 said.

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