LONDON, June 30 — Nelson Piquet was today suspended as an honorary member of the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) for his use of racist language towards Lewis Hamilton in a...
LONDON, June 30 — Nelson Piquet was today suspended as an honorary member of the British Racing Drivers’ Club for his use of racist language towards Lewis Hamilton in a Brazilian podcast last year.
The BRDC, a non-profit organisation, which owns the Silverstone circuit that hosts this weekend’s British Grand Prix, said in a statement that Piquet’s language was inappropriate and unacceptable. “The BRDC board of directors has noted that, in a Brazilian podcast last November, Nelson Piquet Senior, an honorary member of the BRDC, described Lewis Hamilton using a racially offensive expression in Portuguese,” said the statement.
“Accordingly, we have advised Mr Piquet Sr that his membership has been suspended with immediate effect.” Piquet’s suspension follows a Formula One decision that the 69-year-old three-time champion will no longer be welcome in the paddock at future events. — AFP
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