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Nelson Piquet articles archive
Verstappen: Piquet was wrong but isn’t racist and shouldn’t be banned from F1 paddock
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen said Nelson Piquet is not racist despite his use of a “very offensive” word to describe Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton: Stop sharing views of ‘old voices’ like Ecclestone, Piquet and Stewart
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has claimed the views of some older Formula 1 figures should not be shared when they promote discrimination.
F1 criticises Ecclestone as he defends Piquet’s Hamilton comments and Putin’s war
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 has said comments made by the series’ former CEO Bernie Ecclestone “are in very stark contrast to position of the modern values of our sport.”
Piquet gets F1 paddock ban after apologising to Hamilton but denying use of racial slur
2022 F1 season
Posted onThree-times Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet has been banned indefinitely from appearing in the series’ paddock in the wake of comments he made about Lewis Hamilton.
“Enough is enough”: Hamilton’s rivals speak out over Piquet’s racist comment
2022 F1 season
Posted onSeveral of Lewis Hamilton’s rivals have spoken up in support of him after his fellow Formula 1 champion Nelson Piquet referring to him using a racist expression.
‘This has no place in our sport’: Hamilton condemns Piquet’s racist comment
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has called for action to be taken to tackle racism after F1, the FIA and his Mercedes team condemned a discriminatory comment made about him by his fellow world champion Nelson Piquet.
Top 10: Biggest championship leads overturned
Top 10
Posted onCan Lewis Hamilton overcome his 33-point deficit to Nico Rosberg? Ten drivers in F1 history have won titles from that far back – or further.
Take the F1 Fanatic Nelson Piquet quiz
F1 Fanatic Quiz
Posted onToday is three-times world champion Nelson Piquet’s birthday and we’ve got a brand new quiz on his F1 career.
“I should have won ’86, he should have won ’87” – Piquet and Mansell on their rivalry
F1 history
Posted onNigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet talk about their notorious F1 rivalry, sportsmanship – and whether today’s drivers could cope with yesterday’s cars.
Today in 1987: Mansell defeats Piquet at Silverstone
1987 British Grand Prix flashback
Posted onOne of Nigel Mansell’s greatest victories came 25 years ago today on home ground at Silverstone – but his win had consequences for Williams.
Villeneuve’s last and best Formula 1 win
1981 Spanish Grand Prix flashback
Posted onGilles Villeneuve’s victory at Jarama on this day in 1981 was instantly recognised as one of the great grand prix wins.
Nigel Mansell vs Nelson Piquet
Champion of Champions
Posted onWilliams’ feuding team mates of the eighties are paired up in Champion of Champions.
Senna clinches second world championship by taking Prost out
1990 Japanese Grand Prix flashback
Posted onAyrton Senna clinched the 1990 world championship in a deeply controversial Japanese Grand Prix. He rammed into rival Alain Prost at the first corner at Suzuka, taking both of them out of the race.
Piquet Jnr: Massa blames me for lost championship
Posted onNelson Piquet Junior has revealed that Felipe Massa still blames him for his lost 2008 drivers’ championship.
F1 2009: the drivers
Posted onThe 2009 F1 grid is remarkably unchanged compared to how the drivers lined up in 2008. Eight of the ten teams boast the same driver pairings as they did last year. How will those ten partnerships fare in 2008?
2009 F1 testing: March 17th
Posted onF1 testing continues at Jerez today with McLaren, Renault, Williams and Brawn GP still at work at the track. Renault were quickest yesterday with Fernando Alonso at the wheel. Will Nelson Piquet Jnr be able to replicate his team mate’s pace today?
2009 F1 testing: March 12th (update: pictures and video added)
Posted onIt’s the final official test day at the Circuit de Catalunya before the 2009 F1 season gets started in Australia. There’s a huge amount of speculation about what’s going on at McLaren. Compiling all the best times from the Barcelona test sees the MP4-24 down in 16th and 19th. But what about the other teams? … Continue reading 2009 F1 testing: March 12th (update: pictures and video added)
2009 F1 drivers helmets (Pictures)
Posted onFernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and Nick Heidfeld have all changed their helmet designs for the 2009 seasons. Several others have made minor changes to their designs. Here’s a look at each of the helmets this year’s F1 drivers will be using.
2009 F1 testing: March 10th (Updated: pictures added)
Posted onBMW flexed their muscles in testing yesterday with Nick Heidfeld half a second faster around the Circuit de Catalunya than anyone else. They almost certainly don’t have that great an advantage over their rivals – and nor should McLaren be quite as slow as Heikki Kovalainen’s time yesterday suggests. But an impression is growing that … Continue reading 2009 F1 testing: March 10th (Updated: pictures added)