Nelson Piquet

Ex-F1 champ Nelson Piquet heavily fined for racist, homophobic slurs

Nelson Piquet has been handed a $950k (£780k) fine by a Brazilian court for 'moral damages' caused by racist and…

2 years ago

A double serving of F1 world champions for Christmas

Why settle for one F1 world champion for Christmas when you can have two at your dinner table? Max Verstappen…

3 years ago

The last time Formula 1 went Dutch

If the start of the 2020 season hadn't been placed on indefinite hold due to coronavirus, today would have seen…

5 years ago

Troublemaker Alonso only has himself to blame - Piquet

Three-time world champion Nelson Piquet says Fernando Alonso only has himself to blame for his relative lack of success in…

7 years ago

'Ecclestone's tough approach taught me a lot', says Piquet

Nelson Piquet believes Bernie Ecclestone's tough approach as a team owner taught him some valuable lessons which he later applied…

8 years ago

BMW engine guru Paul Rosche dies at 82

Paul Rosche, the man who designed the most powerful engine in Formula 1 history has died at the age of…

8 years ago

Piquet wins at Zandvoort

Brabham's Nelson Piquet won the 1980 Dutch Grand Prix on this date 36 years ago. This was the Brazilian’s second…

8 years ago

Piquet's final F1 victory

While Nelson Piquet is best remembered for his title triumphs with Brabham and Williams, his final victory came when racing…

8 years ago

Happy Birthday to a triple world champion

Happy Birthday to Nelson Piquet, who turns 64 today. The Brazilian won three drivers' championships in 1981, 1983 and 1987,…

8 years ago

In good company

By securing his 24th career pole position in Sochi, Nico Rosberg equalled triple world champions Niki Lauda and Nelson Piquet…

9 years ago

Pedro Piquet keen to follow in father’s F1 footsteps

Pedro Piquet, the son of three-time world champion Nelson, is keen to utilise his father’s “fantastic knowledge” to reach Formula…

9 years ago

My biggest race: Roberto Moreno

It’s not an obvious statistic, but the last time Brazilians finished first and second in a Grand Prix was a…

9 years ago