Lewis Hamilton has denounced three-time Formula One title holder Nelson Piquet for involving a racially harmful term about him in a meeting.

The 69-year-old Brazilian involved the overly critical term in a digital recording in Portuguese following last year’s British Grand Prix when title rivals Hamilton and Max Verstappen crashed on the main lap at Silverstone.

The seven-time best on the planet said on Twitter on Tuesday: “It’s more than language. These old attitudes need to change and have no bearing in our game. I’ve been encircled by these perspectives and designated for what seems like forever.

“There has been plenty of time to learn. Time has come for action.” He additionally tweeted in Portuguese: “Let’s focus on changing the mindset.”

On Tuesday, F1 likewise censured the term utilized by Piquet in a proclamation that read: “Unfair or bigoted language is unsatisfactory in any structure and has no part in the public eye. Lewis is a mind-boggling envoy for our game and merits regard.

unsatisfactory in any structure and has no part in the public eye. Lewis is a mind-boggling envoy for our game and merits regard.

“His energetic endeavors to expand variety and incorporation are an illustration to numerous and something we are focused on at F1.”

“His energetic endeavors to expand variety and incorporation are an illustration to numerous and something we are focused on at F1.”

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