Nelson said his comment about Lewis was not thought out.
The 69-year-old said he didn't want to belittling a driver because of his skin color.
Three-time world champion Piquet apologized to anyone that was affected.
Hamilton said on Tuesday that archaic mindsets need to change.
I've been surrounded by these attitudes for a long time. There has been a lot of time to study. It's time to take action.
He said he didn't make a defence of the remarks, but that the term he used was a synonym for person and was never intended to offend.
I wouldn't use the word that I've been accused of using.
He said that the translation in some media is incorrect. Discrimination has no place in F1 or society.
Sources in F1 say that three-time world champion Nelson Piquet won't be allowed back into the team.
He's been a controversial character for a long time.
He was in the news last year when he chauffeured Brazil's far-right President on the country's independence day.
On Tuesday, Brazil's novelist and lyricist, Paulo Coelho, condemned Piquet on social media.
The author wrote a letter to Lewis Hamilton. The worst president in our history is currently being driven byPiquet. The need to return to the spotlight is shown by his comments.
I apologize in the name of the people of Brazil.
The sport rallied for Hamilton after he was reprimanded by F1 and the governing body of the sport.
Red Bull has not commented on the relationship between Verstappen and Kelly.
A number of drivers showed their support for Hamilton.
Lewis has always been respectful to everyone that he has met.
The values should be the standard for everyone.
There should be no tolerance for the comments made towards Lewis. We should keep pushing for a more diverse sport.
Discrimination and racist language need to be removed from all of us, not just our sport.
George Russell is a Director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association. He's done more for the sport than any other driver.
He and many other people are still having to deal with this behavior. All of us need to stand together against discrimination.
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