Piquet Jr. had a place in F1

After announcing his departure for Nascar, Nelson Piquet Jr. admitted to having received an offer to be present on the F1 starting grids in 2010.

Published on 19/01/2010 à 21:48

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“I could have been F1 if I had wanted to,” he bluntly announces to Speed TV. “A stable offered me a seat. But I felt tired after all this business. I made the decision to start a new career and this new challenge brings me Nascar »

And the Brazilian refuses to believe that the third division of Nascar could be a step backwards: “A lot of people who are not in the United States think so! But in a career, when you know the impact of Nascar, the level of competition and the business, is it more difficult than F1? »

The only question that remains unanswered? who proposed this steering wheel to Nelsinho?