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Prison sentence for Nelson Piquet?

Nelson Piquet could face a prison sentence for making racist remarks about Lewis Hamilton during an interview last year. The three-time world champion may become the subject of an investigation after he was accused of a "racial crime" by three members of parliament in his home country of Brazil, according to Britain's Express. Article continues under ad Last week footage surfaced on social media showing Piquet using the N-word about Hamilton. He was criticising his role in the crash with Max Verstappen British Grand Prix of 2021. He apologised a day later before it emerged that he had again referred to him with the same term in another interview. Read more Hakkinen: 'This victory...
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