Nelson Piquet

Brazilian racing driver

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2024 The ban imposed on Piquet was lifted, and he attended the São Paulo Grand Prix as a guest of Red Bull.
2024 Nelson Piquet was portrayed by Hugo Bonemer in the 2024 Senna miniseries, which dramatizes the life and racing career of Ayrton Senna.
2024 Nelson Piquet was portrayed by Hugo Bonemer in the 2024 Senna miniseries, which dramatizes the life and racing career of Ayrton Senna.
2024 The ban imposed on Piquet was lifted, and he attended the São Paulo Grand Prix as a guest of Red Bull.
March 2023 A Brazilian court ordered Piquet to pay moral damages as a consequence of his controversial remarks.
March 2023 A Brazilian court ordered Piquet to pay moral damages as a consequence of his controversial remarks.
2022 The British Racing Drivers' Club suspended Piquet’s membership and intended to terminate his honorary status due to his comments.
2022 Piquet was banned from the Formula One paddock due to controversies involving his use of homophobic language.
2022 The British Racing Drivers' Club suspended Piquet’s membership and intended to terminate his honorary status due to his comments.
2022 Piquet was banned from the Formula One paddock due to controversies involving his use of homophobic language.
July 2022 Piquet was banned from the F1 paddock due to his racist statements against Lewis Hamilton, reported by Sky Sports F1.
July 2022 Piquet was banned from the F1 paddock due to his racist statements against Lewis Hamilton, reported by Sky Sports F1.
2021 During an interview on a Brazilian podcast, Piquet used the term 'neguinho' when discussing an incident between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, which later received condemnation as a racial slur.
2021 During an interview on a Brazilian podcast, Piquet used the term 'neguinho' when discussing an incident between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, which later received condemnation as a racial slur.
November 11 2013 Piquet underwent heart surgery, from which he made a complete recovery.
November 11 2013 Piquet underwent heart surgery, from which he made a complete recovery.
2012 In an interview, Piquet revealed that he had never fully recovered after his accident at Imola in 1987, which severely affected his depth perception.
2012 In an interview, Piquet revealed that he had never fully recovered after his accident at Imola in 1987, which severely affected his depth perception.

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