Lewis Hamilton: F1 condemns Nelson Piquet's racially abusive language about British driver

By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer

Last updated on 14 minutes ago14 minutes ago.From the section Formula 1

The three-time world champion was reprimanded by Formula 1 for using racist language.

The Brazilian, who won the world title in 1981, 83 and 87, referred to Hamilton in a racist way.

"Discriminatory or racist language is not acceptable in any form and has no place in society."

Lewis is a great ambassador for our sport.

It said that his efforts to increase diversity and inclusion are a lesson to many.

Hamilton and Verstappen crashed on the first lap of the British Grand Prix.

He said the incident was a joke and that Hamilton had made a mistake.

This weekend's British Grand Prix is the first anniversary of the incident, which was one of a series between the two drivers as they disagreed over last year's world title.

In the strongest terms, Hamilton's team Mercedes condemns any use of racist ordiscriminatory language. Lewis is a champion of diversity on and off the track.

This incident underscores the importance of continuing to strive for a brighter future as we share a vision for a diverse and inclusive motorsport.

The father of Verstappen's partner has a history of making bad statements. He questioned the sexuality of his opponent and called him a taxi driver.

When they were teammates at Williams, he made offensive comments about the Mansells.