Nelson Piquet Sr. is under attack in Brazil. the father-in-law Max Verstappen the limit has been crossed – not for the first time – by threats against the newly hired president Lula da Silva. The police of the South American country has now launched an investigation into the statements made by the Brazilian.
It’s not the first time Piquet has made a striking appearance in the news over the past year. Previously, the former world champion has already crossed the line by being racist towards him Lewis Hamilton. It has caused a lot of outrage within Formula 1 and the former driver is now no longer even welcome in the paddock, a very unusual penalty that the FIA rarely uses.
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Last week, Piquet, 70, once again caused a stir by speaking in a special way about Da Silva, the new president of the divided country. Piquet himself is a close friend of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who lost in the controversial elections. He caused a lot of unrest in the country, where supporters of the former president took to the streets to demonstrate. The defeat was also difficult for Piquet to accept. “We’ll get Lula out of here, that bitch. Lula needs to go to a cemetery, the bitch,” he said in a video.
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The police are investigating
Again it’s not a good turn on for the father of Verstappen’s girlfriend Kelly Piquet. For Piquet, he doesn’t seem to stop at the criticism he receives on social media. Fox Sport he knows he reports that the case is currently being investigated by the federal police of Brasilia. The former driver is being investigated “for alleged incitement to violence and for the further increase in the distance between the population and the army and other authorities”. The Brazilian must therefore fear an accusation after his controversial statements.
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