F1 British Grand Prix: Nelson Piquet made cruel joke about Ayrton Senna’s death, resurfaced footage shows

Nelson Piquet made a crass joke about the death of Ayrton Senna in an old interview which has resurfaced in the wake of his racism storm.
 - Nelson Piquet
- Nelson Piquet

Piquet 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:♉made a racist remark about Lewis Hamilton in the days building up to Sunday’s F1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, before more footage from the same interview from November 2021 showed him repeating the offensive term and adding a homopho🅠bic word.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Piquet had apologised, claiming the word was not intended to be racist, and Hamilton had questioned 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:why “older voices” are still giv🍎🍃en a platform.

Circuit atmosphere - banner for Ayrton Senna with fans in the
Circuit atmosphere - banner for Ayrton Senna with fans in the

Further footage has now leaked𒐪 of Piquet mocking the legendary Senna.

Piquet can be seen saying: “Another journalist asked me ‘be honestꦅ, who’s the best? You or Senna?’ 

“I said ‘I’m alive’.”

The interviewer responded to Piquet🙈, saying: “That🔥 is harsh.”

Senna, one of the greatest F1 d🙈rivers ever, passed away after crashing at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

- Qualifying, Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W08 is celebrating his 65th Pole Position with Ayrton Senna (BRA)
- Qualifying, Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W08 is celebrating his 65th Pole Position…

Senna is Hamilton’s hero. The late driver’s family gave one of 🔴his iconic helmets to Hamilton as a gift in 20ꦐ17.

Hamilton is ꩲnow an honorary citizen o🌼f Brazil - where Piquet and Senna are from.

Piquet was a two-time F1 champion when Senna’s career started. When Senna won his first title, he was labelled “a Sao Paulo taxi driver” by Piquet, according to the𒊎 BBC.

They each have three F1 championships.

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