Another ban has come Nelson Piquet's way...F1
A statement reads: “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.
“Accordingly, we have advised Mr Piquet Sr that his membership has been suspended with immediate effect. “Following the Club’s due process, it is anticipated that the Board will terminate Mr Piquet Sr’s membership at a board meeting to be held after the required seven-day notice period.”had taken to social media, saying this type of behaviour had been present throughout his life, also posting in Portuguese on Twitter, saying: “Let’s focus on changing the mindset.”
“It’s more than language,” he continued on social media. “These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. I’ve been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life. There has been plenty of time to learn. Time has come for action.”
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