MOSCOW, June 28 Seven-time Formula 1 champion British Lewis Hamilton called for action in the fight against racism after racially motivated insults from three-time Brazilian world champion Nelson Piquet. On Tuesday, it was reported that Piquet last November in an interview with the Brazilian edition of Motorsport Talk when analyzing Hamilton's collision with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen At the Grand Prix of Great Britain, he called the Mercedes rider the Brazilian slang word Neguinho, translated by «Negro». «This is more than the language. These archaic views should change and they have no place in our sport. I have been surrounded by similar views all my life , which were aimed at me. There was a lot of time to learn. It's time to act,» wrote Hamilton on his Twitter. Earlier on Tuesday, the management of Formula 1 and Mercedes issued statements about the inadmissibility of racism in sport. Hamilton is sixth in the Drivers' standings after nine rounds of the 2022 season, with Verstappen leading the championship.
