Three-time F1 world champion Piquet has been suspended as a honorary member of the BRDC following the use of a racist slur.
The British Racing Drivers' Club has"suspended with immediate affect" and expects to terminate the membership of honorary member Nelson Piquet Sr following his racist slur against Lewis Hamilton.The three-time Formula 1 world champion has been widely condemned by the grand prix paddock after a Brazilian interview from November 2021 surfaced in which Piquet directed racist language towards Hamilton.
However, the BRDC – the non-profit owner of Silverstone circuit, which will host the British Grand Prix this weekend – has released a statement that"notes" his apology. The statement read:"The BRDC Board of Directors has noted that, in a Brazilian podcast last November, Nelson Piquet Senior, an Honorary Member of the BRDC, described"The apology issued yesterday by Mr Piquet Sr has also been noted.
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