Terry is alleged to have racially abused Anton Ferdinand, the QPR defender.
QPR owner Fernandes said: “Lots of things can be said in the spur of the moment which don’t make you really believe what you’ve said.
“I don’t think you can write someone off as a racist because of one statement. Having said that, it is in the public eye and people like John have to be gooder than good. If he said it, it is wrong because of who he is but I don’t say he’s a racist because of that one statement.”
