Nelson Piquet was on Thursday suspended as an honorary member of the British Racing Drivers&rsquo; Club (BRDC) for his use of racist language towards <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/lewis-hamilton-demands-action-after-nelson-piquets-racist-slur-23233543" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Lewis Hamilton</a> in a Brazilian podcast last year.&nbsp;
The BRDC, a non-profit organisation, which owns the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/max-sprints-at-silverstone-23183432" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Silverstone</a> circuit that hosts this weekend&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/F1-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">F1</a> British Grand Prix, said in a statement that Piquet&rsquo;s language was inappropriate and unacceptable.
Also Read: <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/nelson-piquet-apologises-for-racist-slur-towards-7-time-f1-champion-lewis-hamilton-23233724" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Nelson Piquet apologises for racist slur towards 7-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton</a>
&ldquo;The BRDC board of directors has noted that, in a Brazilian podcast last November, Nelson Piquet Senior, an honorary member of the BRDC, described Lewis Hamilton using a racially offensive expression in Portuguese,&rdquo; said the statement.
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The BRDC, a non-profit organisation, which owns the Silverstone circuit that hosts this weekend’s British Grand Prix, said in a statement that Piquet’s language was inappropriate and unacceptable

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