Max Verstappen is breaking his silence on Nelson Piquet 's controversial feedback about Lewis Hamilton ... saying the 3-time champion was mistaken to make use of the language he did, however insisting his girlfriend's father will not be a racist. "Everyone seems to be in opposition to racism, I believe it's extremely straight," Max instructed reporters forward of this weekend's British Grand Prix. "I believe the wording that was used, regardless that, in fact, now we have totally different form of cultures and issues that have been mentioned once they have been youthful, will not be appropriate." As we beforehand reported, Piquet was discussing an accident between Hamilton and Verstappen on the 2021 British Grand Prix in an interview with Motorsports Speak ... when, based on a translation by CNN Brazil, he referred to Hamilton as a "little n*****." Piquet has since apologized ... however adamantly denied any racial intent behind his remark, saying it was a time period utilized in Brazilian Portuguese to imply "man" or "individual." Max backs the person up ... saying he is identified Nelson to be an excellent man. "I've spent a little bit of time with Nelson," mentioned Max -- who's relationship Piquet's daughter, Kelly . "And, he is positively not a racist and he is truly a very nice and relaxed man." Verstappen says the backlash is usually a lesson for all individuals to maintain from utilizing the phrase in query ... calling it "very offensive." As for Nelson's ban from the F1 paddock ...
Max is in opposition to the punishment. "If you ban individuals, you might be truly not serving to the scenario," Verstappen mentioned. "You are not speaking.
It's important to talk.
It is actually necessary, as a result of when you simply ban it isn't serving to what you are attempting to implement." Sure!
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