Williams rolled out a trophy from their 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix win at Jacarepagua this week, calling it an "inspirational effort" — but the social post skipped one detail: the driver. Nelson Piquet won that race on his Williams debut, leading a Brazilian one-two with Senna and scoring at a circuit later named in his honor. It came just fifteen days after Frank Williams' near-fatal crash left him paralyzed, making it a landmark moment for the team. But Piquet's name has been scrubbed from the celebration. The three-time champion torched his F1 legacy in 2022 with racist comments about Lewis Hamilton, drawing condemnation from the FIA, F1 Management, and the grid. He lasted only two seasons at Williams anyway, bolting to Lotus after his 1987 title when the team refused to give him number-one status. Now the trophy lives on, the driver erased. Ahead of this weekend's São Paulo GP, Williams chose memory over acknowledgment.
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