A mere Brazilian media brought three-time Formula One world champion, Nelson Piquet’s controversial comment, to light on Monday. And barely 24 hours later, the entire racing fraternity is talking about it, including the victim, Lewis Hamilton, himself.

Of course, it all began with many, including journalists and fans from across the world, demanding a statement from F1, condemning the actions of Kelly Piquet’s father. The end result was indeed a win for the entire fandom, as F1, along with the governing body, FIA, and Hamilton’s team, Mercedes-AMG, gave out the much-yearned statement through social media.

But, it wasn’t over just yet! The seven-time world champion was still hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to take on the racing legend. And boy, did he do it in an incredible fashion. Hours after the rather stale statements flooded the social media, Hamilton decided to raise his voice by revealing a statement himself.

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Only in this case, it was pretty much straightforward, unlike the others that failed to call out Piquet as the primary culprit in the ongoing warfare.

Lewis Hamilton bites back at Nelson Piquet with one word

The Mercedes star took to Twitter to release a statement directed at the former Brazilian world champion. “It’s more than language. These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. I’ve been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life. There has been plenty of time to learn. Time has come for action,” Hamilton wrote.

Readers, stay put! The best part is yet to come. Hamilton further replied to an unknown user who had lashed out at the entire racing community for the strange silence over the matter.

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“What if Lewis Hamilton just tweeted ‘Who the f*ck is Nelson Piquet?’ then closed Twitter,” the user questioned. Quite unexpectedly, there was Hamilton, himself, in the comments section with a rather savage reply. He wrote, “Imagine“.

Overall, Hamilton has broken his silence, and we now await Piquet’s response to the ever-growing controversy. However, the question is, will the three-time world champion defend his statement? Or will he issue an apology towards the record-equaling world champion? We’ll know soon enough!