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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Motorsport, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 6,616 stories have been published about Motorsport which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Motorsport, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 6,616 stories have been published about Motorsport which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Europe · LondonNelson Piquet reportedly used a racial slur in Portuguese when discussing a collision between Hamilton and Verstappen during the 2021 British GP. The 69-year-old former world champion is the father of Max Ver stappen's partner, Kelly Piquen. Pique insists the word he used had been mistranslated. He has apologised "wholeheartedly" to Lewis Hamilton. Piquet says his racially abusive remarks about Lewis Hamilton were "ill thought out." See the Story
Nelson Piquet apologises to Lewis Hamilton over interview comments - but denies racial intent
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Europe · LondonBernie Ecclestone says he would 'take a bullet' for Vladimir Putin. The 91-year-old former F1 chief also criticizes Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. intervention in Ukraine. The interview came just a day after Nelson Piquet apologized to F1 star Lewis Hamilton for making a racist slur.See the Story
Ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he'd still 'take a bullet' for Vladimir Putin
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Europe · LondonLewis Hamilton has responded to comments made by Nelson Piquet. Hamilton said that Formula One should ignore "old voices" and reject racism. The seven-time F1 champion was speaking ahead of the British GP. Hamilton is encouraging F1 to do more to widen the diversity andclusivity of the sport.See the Story
Lewis Hamilton says 'older voices' shouldn't be given a platform following Nelson Piquet's comments
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Lewis Hamilton · SilverstoneSky Sports F1 commentator David Croft assesses the big talking points, offers his predictions, and explains why he has high hopes of a Mercedes resurgence at Silverstone. Max Verstappen has been in ominous form as he looks to defend his F1 title this season, winning six of nine races. Lewis Hamilton will relish home-race challenge, says Crofty.See the Story
Max Verstappen issues Lewis Hamilton verdict one year on from British GP crash
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Lewis HamiltonMax Verstappen insists Nelson Piquet is not racist and believes it is wrong to expel him from Formula One. The Dutch driver also claims the offensive remarks have been blown out of proportion. The British Racing Drivers' Club, which owns Silverstone, announced they were suspending Pique's membership.See the Story
Verstappen defends Nelson Piquet after Hamilton racist slur: 'He's definitely not a racist'
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Lewis HamiltonNelson Piquet has been suspended from the British Racing Drivers' Club. The 69-year-old used racially offensive language to refer to Lewis Hamilton. The BRDC, which owns the Silverstone circuit, said it had a zero-tolerance policy. Hamilton has won a record eight times at Silverstone.See the Story
BRDC to strip Piquet of his honorary membership
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Lewis HamiltonNelson Piquet has used a racial slur to describe Lewis Hamilton. The Spaniard was talking about the Briton's 2021 collision with Max Verstappen at the British Grand Prix. Red Bull's Max Ver stappen has given his first reaction to the incident.See the Story
Lewis Hamilton Has Suggestion For Formula 1 Regarding Nelson Piquet's Racial Slur
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MotorsportJota Oreca is the first privateer to announce a deal to run a programme in the WEC with the German manufacturer's new LMDh prototype. Jota boss Sam Hignett believes that with identical equipment to the Porsche Penske Motorsport squad and backing from hire car giant Hertz it can compete on equal terms.See the Story
JOTA confident of challenging factory Porsche with customer LMDh car
MotorsportMagnussen was ordered in to the pits early in the Montreal race. The FIA felt that his damaged front wing posed a potential danger to other drivers. Haas boss Gunther Steiner said the FIA had not contacted the pitwall at all to enquire about the state of play with the front wing prior to issuing its flag. Steiner wants team manager Peter Crolla to bring up the matter with the F1 race director at the British Grand Prix.See the Story
Haas F1 plans FIA talks over Magnussen front wing flag call
MotorsportThe FIA will start enforcing rules around how much Formula One cars can bounce from the French Grand Prix. F1's governing body has introduced a Technical Directive on the issue following safety concerns. The bouncing is a trait of the latest generation of F1 cars and was not an issue on cars in recent years.See the Story
F1 to clamp down on bouncing from French GP
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Motorsport · SilverstoneWilliams are rolling out a significant update to their FW44 for this weekend's race at Silverstone. Nicholas Latifi won't get to try out the new Williams updates for a while, as Alex Albon will field the updated car. This is due to the team not being in a position to roll out two sets of updates just yet, which is understood to be quite a significant package.See the Story
