Nelson Piquet has been ordered to pay £780,000 by a Brazilian court as a result of racist and homophobic comments he made at Lewis Hamilton.
The three-time world champion, whose last success came in 1987 whilst at Williams, has an association with Max Verstappen due to his daughter dating the Dutchman. Piquet has been outspoken about Hamilton previously, taking aim at him following an incident at the British Grand Prix in 2021.
Hamilton and Verstappen, then embroiled in a heated title battle, crashed on the opening lap at Silverstone, which saw the Red Bull driver crash out and end up in hospital. The incident divided opinion, but Piquet used the situation to berate Hamilton, whom he called a "n*****".
