Nelson Piquet attacked Lewis Hamilton, but this is not the first time he has called out a fellow Formula One driver in public with his comment on the death of Ayrton Senna video viral
The news that Nelson Piquet Sr. made offensive remarks about Lewis Hamilton and his collision with Max Verstappen in 2021; when the two drivers were vying for the British Grand Prix championship at Silverstone, has caused Formula 1 fans to turn the internet upside down in an effort to find out why Nelson made those remarks.
Nelson Piquet Mocked Death Of Ayrton Senna After Video Of His Racist Statement On Lewis Hamilton Went Viral
and this is what nelson piquet said about senna. absolutely disgusting. pic.twitter.com/htQZiYj1XM
— anette (@reylews) June 28, 2022
i guess it runs in the family pic.twitter.com/92W0qoFijo
— nats 🙂 (@nats4_) June 28, 2022
Nelson Piquet’s statements appear to be a beacon of discrimination in this sport that is intended to be accessible to all, irrespective of races, castes, and creeds, even though inclusivity is being promoted in F1 to the utmost degree presently compared to former eras. Nelson Piquet’s comments have drawn harsh rebukes from motorsports fans all around the world, and many have demanded that the Brazilian racer never be let back into the F1 paddocks.
Even before that, Nelson Piquet, a colleague at Williams and one of his greatest competitors during his Formula 1 career, was charged with making offensive remarks against Nigel Mansell. Additionally, Piquet addressed Ayrton Senna’s passing in the most horrifying way, which left many F1 fans uneasy. This demonstrates that Piquet has abused other F1 racers in public before without worrying about the repercussions.
Nelson Piquet once referred to Nigel Mansell as “dumb” and made crude remarks over the passing of Ayrton Senna
While Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet shared a fierce rivalry, the Brazilian’s departure from the British squad at the end of 1987 put a stop to their cooperation. However, their rivalry continued long after. Nelson Piquet referred to Mansell as “dumb” and even referred to Mansell’s wife as “ugly” in a 1988 interview with PlayBoy reporters. Piquet continued to criticise the legendary Enzo Ferrari by labelling him “senile.”
But when Nelson Piquet sat down for an interview to talk about his rivalry with his fellow Brazilian racer Ayrton Senna, who tragically passed away in 1994 as a result of a severe collision he suffered while competing in the San Marino Grand Prix, his most callous side was shown. The sudden passing of Senna at the age of 34 shocked the whole Formula One fraternity, and it was thought that he would have gone on to win many more championships if he had not died so young.
With three World Championship victories each, Brazilian racers Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna engaged in a bitter rivalry that is now well-known. Piquet and Senna’s rivalry began when Piquet observed a fellow Brazilian challenging him at his own game. At the time Senna began competing in Formula One, Piquet had already won two World Championship championships. According to the BBC, Nelson Piquet referred to Senna as “the Sao Paolo cab driver” when he won his maiden World Championship.
Nelson Piquet was rude enough to note that he was the one who lived while Ayrton Senna died when the subject of who was the better racer among them came up even after Senna’s passing. “I said: ‘I’m alive,'” he remarked.
The fact that Lewis Hamilton has consistently cited Ayrton Senna as his true Formula 1 inspiration is not news to the sport’s fans, and now that Senna’s former teammate Nelson Piquet has also used racial slurs against Hamilton, netizens have connected the two incidents to draw the conclusion that Piquet has a repulsive habit of making offensive comments about other Formula 1 racers.