Lewis Hamilton: scandal over Nelson Piquet's racist comment about the British driver.

Scandal in the F1. A clip circulates on social media in which Nelson Piquet, three-time world champion, commented on the incident that Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were involved in at Silverstone last season. The particularity of the situation is that the Brazilian used a term with racist connotations - 'neginho' ('little black') - to refer to the Brit.

Piquet, who is also the father of Verstappen's current girlfriend, described the scene in which Hamilton's and the reigning world champion's cars collided on the first lap, with Red Bull's driver hitting the wall and consequently abandoning the race. Lewis emerged victorious on home soil.

Hamilton speaks out

The seven-time world champion wasted no time in releasing a statement to address Piquet's regrettable remarks. The Mercedes driver went beyond what the Brazilian said and focused on the mindset, which he described as archaic.

"It's more than a language. These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. I've been surrounded by these attitudes all my life. There has been plenty of time to learn. The time for action has come," he affirmed on his social media.

FIA and Mercedes support Hamilton

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the Mercedes team have expressed their support for the British driver after he suffered another racist attack.

"We strongly condemn the use of racist or discriminatory language of any kind. Lewis has led our sport's efforts to combat racism and is a true champion of diversity on and off the track," wrote the team to which Hamilton belongs.

"Together, we share the vision of a diverse and inclusive motorsport, and this incident underscores the fundamental importance of continuing to fight for a better future," the team concluded.

The FIA also expressed its condemnation, stating that "racist or discriminatory language and behavior have no place in sports or society in general. We express our solidarity with Lewis Hamilton and fully support his commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in motor sports,".