The weather played a key role this afternoon, with the race getting underway on a circuit that was damp in parts and dry in others. Both Fernando and Nelson opted to begin on dry weather tyres and made good progress during the opening lap as...
Start preparations: With temperatures reaching 16 degrees Celsius and a partially damp track the 20 Formula One drivers line up on the starting grid for the Belgian Grand Prix. Nick and Robert have opted for the softer dry tyre for their first...
After the highs of the Hungaroring, Renault endured a bitterly disappointing race in Valencia with Fernando Alonso retiring and Nelson Piquet only managing 11th. With their midfield rivals Toyota scoring six points at the European event and the...
Nelson, you didn’t score any points in the European Grand Prix. What do you take from this first race in Valencia?
The organisers did a great job of producing a really interesting circuit and I particularly enjoyed the final sector. There was also...
Background
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (born August 17, 1952), more commonly known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian racing driver who was Formula One world champion in 1981, 1983, and 1987. He is one of the few men to win at least three world championships in the history of Formula One (the others being Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna (3 each), Alain Prost (4), Juan Manuel Fangio (5), and Michael Schumacher (7).
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