F1 » ITV apologise over Brundle 'pikey' gaffe

This is just another example of politcal correctness going way too far. Same as the situation at the Spanish practice earlier this year when people dressed up for some Lewis stirring. He was ok with it but the media grabbed it and made it world news. We all know the ramifications from that. Society needs to lighten up and the people who got offended by the word Pikey on Sunday should get a life.

Did anybody actually find out if the workers were Pikeys
We are the best Tarmac layers in the world so bog off !
To the PC people....up yours.
I'm a Pikey and proud of it

How come black people can call each other ****** but white people are not allowed to
Anyone remember the black band NWA.......which was short for ******s With Attitude?
I am black and proud to be but I also have white boys,pikeys,ragheads and wops in my circle of friends. We all have a sense of humour and make fun of each others culture.

martin brundle the celebs creep,who wants to know that kelly osbourne is at grand prix or that well known formula 1 expert danni minogue is at the races,creeping to ecclestone,get rid of the creep on the grid

I thought it was a reference to Nelsonio Pikey who is learning a new trade for next year - road mending!

All this has made me want to watch Snatch again!!!

Further erosion of free speech. Did any "Pikey''s" complain or was it just the racial watchdog? Who was actually offended? I don''t even remember him saying it. A complete non-event blown out of proportion.

Who are the guys that turn up at your door and want to tarmac your driveway for you ??
They definately are not "Highway Engineers", I will admit some are the genuine article, but most are fly by night "pikeys". Maybe Martin has had some of these at his door lately and used a direct refference.

The world is too PC and "fat jack" is right.

Well that just about sums up where we are today in Britain. Martin was joking. It was humour. The reference would be a take on the fact that ordinary people in Britain do get offers of a cheap Tarmac job from people who are not skilled in drive / road building. Sometimes these are people who live in caravans trying to earn a couple of pounds in something they are not trained in. I am fed up, we have lost the right to free speech in the UK. People can call me what they like I do not care. Why do we allow the authorities to dictate to us in this way. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and should be entitled to free speech. This is petty and stupid.

What a sad world ,when you can't even use the word pikey,this racism cr-p has gone too far.Bring back commonsense.