over his slur against Lewis. Piquet used racial slurs in separate interviews when discussing Hamilton. The former F1 star also used a derogotary homophobic term in reference to the British racer.
14.06.2022 - 17:29 / msn.com
Lewis Hamilton has opened up on the terrifying nature of his Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which was plagued by porpoising on Baku's rough street circuit. The Briton struggled with back pain throughout, and had to cope with fears that the car would veer into the wall at high speed, which he described as a 'very strange experience'. Even before Sunday's race, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was outspoken about the fact that Baku's bumpy circuit was not well suited to the cars driven by Hamilton and George Russell.
And so it proved, even though a double retirement by Ferrari meant that the Silver Arrows came through to take a respectable third and fourth. Max Verstappen also benefitted from Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz suffering car troubles as he came through to take another win, ahead of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. After the dust settled, Hamilton opened up on the terrifying nature of his race.
"There were a lot of moments when I didn't know if I would make it," said the seven-time world champion, per PlanetF1. "Just whether I was going to keep the car on track because I don't know if you saw it, I nearly lost it in the high-speed several times. DON'T MISS: F1 news LIVE: Horner's Hamilton swipe, Lewis confirms Canada GP decision, Silverstone ban"So the battle with the car was intense.
And then at the end, the last 10 laps to the flag, I was just having to go internal, like 'you can do this, you've got this, just bear with it'. The thing was bouncing so much sometimes. There were so many times I was nearly going into the wall.
"So that was a concern - safety-wise at 180mph, smashing into the wall. . .
over his slur against Lewis. Piquet used racial slurs in separate interviews when discussing Hamilton. The former F1 star also used a derogotary homophobic term in reference to the British racer.
Nelson Piquet is apologizing for his comments about Lewis Hamilton.
Formula One three-time world champion Nelson Piquet has been condemned for using racially abusive language towards Lewis Hamilton, with the majority of the current grid speaking out in his defence. Whilst referring to the seven-time world champion, Piquet used a racially abusive term in a derogatory way when analysing the crash between him and Max Verstappen at the British Grand Prix last year. The fact that this interview is only just being picked up in the main stream media and being acted on highlights a major problem in itself.
Lewis Hamilton has spoken out for the first time on shocking footage which appeared to show three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet using a racial slur when describing his clash with Max Verstappen at Silverstone in 2021. The Brazilian has been widely condemned by the F1 community for using the term 'neguinho' while discussing Hamilton, who is an avid campaigner for racial equality. Hamilton and Verstappen came together at Copse Corner in 2021, producing one of the defining moments of last season's epic title battle between the pair.
Lewis Hamilton during an interview. Piquet twice referred to the Briton as "the neguinho" as he discussed Hamilton's collision with Max Verstappen at last year's Silverstone Grand Prix. Mercedes ace Hamilton collided with his Red Bull rival during the opening lap of the British Grand Prix last July as Verstappen went veering off the track at high speed at the infamous Copse corner.
Lewis Hamilton has received a message of support from Manchester United defender Raphael Varane after three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet used a racist term to describe the Mercedes ace during an interview. Piquet made his comments last November as he spoke about Hamilton's clash with Max Verstappen at the Silverstone Grand Prix. And they were broadcast by Brazilian media on Monday night.
Lewis Hamilton has spoken out saying "archaic mindsets need to change" after three-time former world champion Nelson Piquet referred to him using racist language. The 69-year-old made the racist comments during a Brazilian podcast interview last November where shared his thoughts on a crash in the opening lap involving the seven-time champion with rival Max Verstappen at last year's Silverstone race. In the end, Verstappen didn't finish the race as a result after he spun out and crashed into a barrier while Hamilton went on to win the Grand Prix.