{"id":378,"date":"2022-06-30T20:25:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T20:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/hamilton-incredibly-grateful-for-f1-community-support-in-wake-of-piquet-comments\/"},"modified":"2022-06-30T20:25:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T20:25:46","slug":"hamilton-incredibly-grateful-for-f1-community-support-in-wake-of-piquet-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/hamilton-incredibly-grateful-for-f1-community-support-in-wake-of-piquet-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton ‘incredibly grateful’ for F1 community support in wake of Piquet comments"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has addressed comments made by three-time champion Nelson Piquet that surfaced ahead of the 2022 British Grand Prix, and said he was \u201cincredibly grateful\u201d for support from the F1 community \u2013 as other drivers including Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel weighed in with words of support on Thursday at Silverstone.<\/strong><\/p>\n
The comments made by Piquet after last year’s controversial British Grand Prix surfaced ahead of this year’s race at Silverstone, with the Brazilian’s words coming under heavy criticism for using an alleged racial slur. On Thursday, Hamilton gave his reaction in person during the drivers’ press conference.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWell firstly, I’m incredibly grateful to all those that have been supportive within the sport, particularly the drivers,\u201d said the Mercedes racer. \u201cYou know, it’s been two years since many of us took the knee at the first race in Austria and, of course, we’re still faced with the challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ve been on the receiving end of racism and criticism and negativity and archaic narratives for a long, long time, and undertones of discrimination. So, there’s nothing particularly new to me. I think it’s more about the bigger picture\u2026 it’s not just about one individual, it’s not just about one use of that term \u2013 it’s the bigger picture.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n