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.
This happened during a season where the pair were neck and neck in the championship which was won by Verstappen at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix where some controversial decisions were made in the race. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletterPiquet - who is the father of Verstappen's partner Kelly Piquet - accused Hamilton of crashing into the Belgian-Dutch driver on purpose and used racist language twice when describing the British Mercedes driver.
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