News Details

Lewis Hamilton furious as Nelson Piquet's £817,000 fine is reversed

Nelson Piquet's fine for referring to Lewis Hamilton as a 'neguinho' – which means 'little Black man' in English – has been cancelled by the Court of Justice of the Federal District and Territories. Piquet was originally fined £817,000 for his foul remarks towards the seven-time World Champion, which were brought against the Brazilian in court by various human rights groups. Formula 1 also condemned the three-time World Champion's comments and banned him from the paddock, something which remains in place. Piquet's argument from the get-go was that his comments towards Hamilton had no racial context or were intended as racism, as it's a term informally used in Brazil. Want to work...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Why George Russell is furious at Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton took full responsibility for an opening lap collision with...
1y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Brazilian court annuls Piquet fine for offensive...

Article To news overview © XPB A Brazilian court has cancelled the fine...
1y ago from RacingNews365.com

Judge overturns Piquet's conviction for comments about...

A big riot last year in Formula 1 land. In a podcast, Lewis Hamilton had...
1y ago from GPBlog.com

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri brutally mock Lewis...

The dramatic collision between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell left the...
1y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Unpacking the art of value betting in MotoGP

Value betting in MotoGP is a strategic blend of data analysis,...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar Laguna Seca – Race Results

IndyCar traveled clear across the country since last weekend’s race,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Premier League club line up move for...

Arsenal have made lots of signings so far this summer, but before they...
1h ago from FreshArsenal.com

“That’s nonsense” - Fulham boss Marco Silva...

Fulham manager Marco Silva has revealed that his team were interested in a...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Real Madrid Transfer News Roundup: Los Blancos suffer...

Real Madrid were defeated 3-0 by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsecast Extra Episode 651 – 29.07.2025

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
4h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.