'Piquet could lose paddock access if he doesn't apologise'

On Tuesday it emerged that three-time world champion Nelson Piquet Sr. had made racist comments about Lewis Hamilton. After the FIA issued a statement earlier on Tuesday, it seems that Piquet may have his access to the paddock withdrawn.

F1 journalist Phil Duncan reports on his Twitter account that Piquet may well lose his access to the F1 paddock. "Understand that Nelson Piquet’s access to the F1 paddock could be revoked if he doesn’t issue a public apology to Lewis Hamilton." To date, Piquet himself has not responded.

Hamilton can count on a lot of support from his colleagues and competitors. Besides the FIA and his own team, Mercedes, also Ferrari and Aston Martin have shown their support for Hamilton. Red Bull Racing has not yet responded.