Piquet fined for racist, homophobic comments

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Retired Formula One champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay $950,000 in "moral damages" for making racist and homophobic comments about Lewis Hamilton. The Brazilian had referred to Hamilton as "neguinho," a racially offensive term which means "little Black guy," in 2021.

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