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Piquet suspended as member of British racing drivers' club

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Nelson Piquet has been suspended as an honorary member of the British Racing Drivers' Club. The 69-year-old used racist language towards Lewis Hamilton in a Brazilian podcast last year. The BRDC, which owns the Silverstone circuit that hosts this weekend's British Grand Prix, said his language was inappropriate and unacceptable.

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Nelson Piquet Suspended As Member Of British Racing Drivers' Club

Nelson Piquet was on Thursday suspended as an honorary member of the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) for his use of racist language towards Lewis Hamilton in a Brazilian podcast last year

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Express

Lewis Hamilton responds to 'irrelevant' Bernie Ecclestone and Nelson Piquet amid race row

LEWIS HAMILTON has spoken out after he was the victim of an apparent racist remark by former champion Nelson Piquet.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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News24

Piquet suspended as member of British racing drivers' club

Nelson Piquet was on Thursday suspended as an honorary member of the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) for his use of racist language towards Lewis Hamilton in a Brazilian podcast last year.

2 years ago·South Africa

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Roscommon Herald

British Racing Drivers’ Club suspends Nelson Piquet’s membership

By Philip Duncan, PA F1 Correspondent, Silverstone The British Racing Drivers’ Club have suspended Nelson Piquet’s membership with immediate effect following his racial slur against Lewis Hamilton. Triple world champion Piquet, 69, apologised to Hamilton on Wednesday, but said the offensive term was mistranslated. In a statement issued ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone...Source

2 years ago

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Piquet Suspended As Member Of British Racing Drivers' Club

Nelson Piquet was on Thursday suspended as an honorary member of the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) for his use of racist language towards Lewis Hamilton in a Brazilian podcast last year.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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