The main topic of the race press’s information agenda on Tuesday was Nelson Piquet Sr’s racist comments. against Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. Representatives from Formula 1, FIA and Mercedes were quick to release statements condemning the Brazilian and expressing their support for the seven-time world champion.
A few hours later there was a response from Lewis himself. The rider published several posts noting that the views of Piqué Sr. have no place in the modern world.
“Let’s focus on changing the mindset,” Lewis Hamilton wrote on social media in the senior’s Portuguese. After Lewis continued in English: “It’s not just about the pronunciations. Such archaic views need to change – they have no place in our sport.
I have been surrounded and haunted by these views all my life. There was a lot of time to draw conclusions, but now it’s time to act.”
Source: F1 News
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