Nelson Piquet triggered a storm of note with ill-judged words during a video interview conducted late last year, reflecting on the clashes between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, in which he called the Briton a 'neguinho.' This is my take on the saga which sadly is sure to mar the forthcoming British Grand Prix at Silverstone: I was an ardent Ayrton Senna fan, thus for obvious reasons I never fancied Nelson Piquet despite his undisputed greatness as an F1 driver, his character was always one of a scoundrel, a trouble maker, not quite Trailer Park Trash but more like Yacht Club Trash. For me, Nelson senior will always be remembered as a schemer, a caniver very deliberate in his apparent...
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