In Formula 1, accidents at the start happen. Red flags too. But what about red flagged race starts? The answer is right there!
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior terrorised the Formula 1 grid during the 1980s. Before Senna, the Carioca became the first Brazilian to ever win three world championships. His genius behind the wheel helped him achieving many wins. However, it’s his personna and quotes that gave him an eternal life. Here’s a selection of Piquet’s most memorable statements.
Il est rare de voir des pilotes de F1 au cœur d’une réclame, n’est-ce pas ? De tête, je pense notamment à Grosjean sur TF1, tout droit sorti de l’Actors Studio, pour nous dire qu’on mettra 200 mètres à s’arrêter en roulant à 70 km/h.
Et si je vous parlais du spot de Huub Rothengatter ?
“For someone who always had been on front, to be behind was a world of shit. The race start was awfully dangerous, you found yourself by the side of de Cesaris… by the side of drivers that can’t drive shit.”