The case involving Lewis Hamilton and Nelson Piquet has taken another twist after a Brazilian judge ruled his controversial comments about the Mercedes star could not be classified as hate speech. Piquet had been ordered to pay a huge £817,000 fine after the former world champion made comments about Hamilton that were deemed to be racist live on Portuguese TV back in 2021. But that decision has now been overturned after Piquet lodged an appeal.
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