Kelly Piquet has found herself on the receiving end of backlash after her father, three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet, used a racial slur against Sir Lewis Hamilton. The former Formula 1 driver called Hamilton the n-word while analysing his collision with Max Verstappen at the 2021 British Grand Prix. “The little n**** [Hamilton] put the car in and left because there was no way to pass two cars on that corner,” said Piquet. “He made a joke. Lucky for him, only the other one [Verstappen] got f***ed up,” the Brazilian motorsport legend continued. Although the remarks were made last year, they only came to light recently, prompting widespread condemnation. READ: Wolff fires...
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