After filing a formal complaint with authorities in Brasilia, three Brazilian lawmakers are attempting to imprison Piquet, know if Nelson will face jail time as his video goes viral
Nelson Piquet, a 3 Formula One winner, delivered a racial slur against Lewis Hamilton in a November 2021 video, in which Piquet repeats the insulting phrase and adds a homophobic word. On June 27, a video surfaced on social networking sites showing Piquet calling Hamilton a “neguinho” and criticizing his participation in a collision involving Max Verstappen even during the 2021 British Grand Prix. As a result, three Brazilian lawmakers have called for him to face criminal sanctions for his racial insults.
Nelson Piquet Faces Three Years In Jail For Making Homophobic And N Word Comment On Lewis Hamilton During Interview After Quote Video Goes Viral
🚨 new racist + homophobic find in the video interview: Nelson Piquet says Hamilton is "a little n-word who should be fucked more in the ass". @Fia has to ban him forever. It's vile and disgusting @andrewbensonf1 @amgmotorsport @fia @pitstopfracas @SilverstoneUK @MercedesAMGF1 https://t.co/ToWUQUXmPS pic.twitter.com/o8lX2Fe7lh
— Bucky's Cap⁴⁴🏳️🌈🏴☠️🏁🏳🚩🔞 (@stevensbucks) July 1, 2022
and this is what nelson piquet said about senna. absolutely disgusting. pic.twitter.com/htQZiYj1XM
— ۟ (@reylews) June 28, 2022
BREAKING: live footage from Nelson Piquet’s jail cell https://t.co/7CCd6rK0eP pic.twitter.com/aBfWD6oTXm
— FxckMerc 2.0 🦇📁 (@FxckMercMedia) July 3, 2022
According to SMH, the video shows the F1 winner speaking on the Brazilian program ‘Motorsports Talk.’ The Brazilian magazine Grande Premio reports that when discussing his 1982 title duel versus Keke Rosberg, the 69-year-old Piquet was using the slur once more and made other homophobic slurs against Hamilton and Rosberg’s son Nico, who had been Hamilton’s teammate at Mercedes through 2013 through 2016.
Piquet apologized to Hamilton the next day before the first conversation surfaced. According to Grande Premio, in which the F1 champ linked to Lewis according to the same name. “I sincerely regret to everyone who was harmed, including Lewis, who is a wonderful driver, but the portrayal in the media that is currently spreading on media platforms is incorrect,” he stated. Discrimination has no place in F1 or in civilization, and I am delighted to explain my position on this.”
Hamilton responded by remarking, “It’s more than language.” These antiquated beliefs must evolve and have no place in our profession. My entire life has been immersed in these mindsets and targets. There seems to be sufficient opportunity to learn. The time has arrived to take action.”
According to reports, if a criminal investigation is opened and Piquet is found. He could stand up to 3 years in bars and a large fine. After filing a legal complaint with magistrates in Brasilia, three Brazilian lawmakers are attempting to imprison him.