Max Verstappen insists Nelson Piquet is 'not a racist' but condemns his Lewis Hamilton slur.
Verstappen, whose partner is Nelson's daughter, Kelly Piquet, says the comments were "very offensive", but did move toward defending the former three-time champion.
This comes in the wake of an interview that emerged this week, where the Brazilian used a racial slur in reference to Hamilton.
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"Everyone is against racism, I think it's very straight," Verstappen said.
"I think the wording that was used, even though of course we have different kind of cultures and things that were said when they were younger, is not correct.
"Let it be a lesson in the future not to use that word, because it's very offensive and especially nowadays, it gets even more traction.
"I've spent a bit of time with Nelson, and he's definitely not a racist and he's actually a really nice and relaxed guy."
Piquet's comments have resulted in condemnation from the F1 community.
