The British pilot reacts to the words of Piquet, who called him “black”
Lewis draws attention to the problem raised by Piquet’s words
Lewis Hamilton has reacted to the words of Nelson Piquet, in which the Brazilian called the seven-time world champion “black”. The Briton has raised his voice to remember that this type of language cannot be allowed at this point and warns that it is time to take action.
The answer of Lewis Hamilton a the words of Nelson Piquet it has not been long in coming. The Brazilian called Hamilton “black” last November, but his words did not come out until yesterday, when several Brazilian media denounced his racist attitude.
Today Formula 1 and Mercedes They have come out in defense of Hamilton and have remembered that in the Great Circus there is no place for this type of behavior. Lewis has joked with the fact of pretending that he did not know Nelson Piquet at all before remembering that these types of messages cannot be ignored and he has remembered how important language is.
Lewis quoted one of the numerous messages he found on Twitter and replied “Imagine”.
“What if Lewis Hamilton tweeted ‘Who the hell is Nelson Piquet?’ and then shut down Twitter?” the message read.
Then Lewis has shared a message in which he has been fed up with this type of mentality and has called for action in the face of this social problem. The Briton insists that this type of attitude has no place in the 21st century and recalls that they have worked too hard to allow comments like Piquet’s to go unpunished.
“We are going to focus on changing the mentality. It is more than language. These outdated mindsets need to change and they have no place in our sport. I have been surrounded by these attitudes and being the target of them all my life. There has been a lot of time to learn. It’s time to actLewis shared.
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