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3 Oct 2004, 11:56 (Ref:1113918)
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Nelson Piquet Jr, Champion
Congratulations to the new British Formula 3 Champion, Nelson Piquet Jr.
He's had his critics, but it would be churlish to say the title was anything other than well-deserved. Well done. |
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3 Oct 2004, 11:59 (Ref:1113919)
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Yep, it pains me to congratulate him but well done Nelson!
Over the course of the season he has just about deserved it and his drives at Oulton Park in July were exceptional. I think he'll find life a lot harder now as he moves further up the ladder though.... |
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3 Oct 2004, 13:21 (Ref:1113977)
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congrats
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3 Oct 2004, 13:29 (Ref:1113982)
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Well done nelson, it doesnt matter how much money he has behind him, he still has to drive the car faster than anyone else can drive theres, so well done Nelsinho
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3 Oct 2004, 13:35 (Ref:1113989)
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Congratulations not only to Piquet Jr but also to his Brazilian F3 team. Not easy to do so well in a different country.
Is he the youngest driver ever to win the British? |
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3 Oct 2004, 13:38 (Ref:1113991)
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3 Oct 2004, 14:43 (Ref:1114024)
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But despite supporting Nelsinho for various reasons (the main one, I was a great fan of his father), I cannot agree with Piquet Sr's claims ("Nelsinho is better than me" etc): there is no evidence that he is better than Pizzonia for example, the last Brazilian to win the British F3. Many Brazilians (those disappointed with Barrichello, da Matta etc) hope that Nelsinho (because of his surname) will bring the title back to Brazil. But we may we have to get used to the idea that he's good (F1 material, like Pizzonia or Massa), but not that good (championship material, like Emmo-Piquet-Senna). His test for Williams was really disappointing, and the far-from-dominating season too. So, well done to Nelsinho, but he has to improve a lot for next year if he wants to do a Damon or a Jacques. |
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3 Oct 2004, 14:51 (Ref:1114029)
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3 Oct 2004, 15:40 (Ref:1114054)
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All parents think there children are fantastic. But no i dont think he is as good as his dad. He has not dominated in the way the really great champions do. Time will tell how he performs further up the ladder. Still my congratulation go to him.
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3 Oct 2004, 17:16 (Ref:1114120)
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COngrats!!! youngest ever champion great stuff!!
a future f1 star? |
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3 Oct 2004, 17:44 (Ref:1114144)
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GP2 in 2005, then. With Piquet Sports? There was a rumour his dad would take the second seat, but I won't hold my breath.
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3 Oct 2004, 18:33 (Ref:1114190)
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3 Oct 2004, 19:59 (Ref:1114248)
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I imagine from Indy 92, since he was racing for several years after Imola 87
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3 Oct 2004, 20:12 (Ref:1114256)
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He also came back and raced Indy 1993 - or practised at least.
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3 Oct 2004, 23:13 (Ref:1114411)
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In true Antipodean-Tall-Poppy-Syndrome-Style, I'd like to say so he bloody should have won!
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4 Oct 2004, 01:20 (Ref:1114469)
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Rosberg tried to do the same here in the Euroseries... and wasn't near as good as Piquet's. Just curious... were they the first non-Brit team to win the title as well? |
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4 Oct 2004, 01:29 (Ref:1114471)
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And now I have to hear my cousins claim Piquet Jr is also Dutch...
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4 Oct 2004, 01:45 (Ref:1114476)
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Well done to Piquet - IMO hes been the best driver overall this year, shame it wasnt Caroll that took the title but in the end the best man won, fair play.
 Where do u think he will go next? GP2 or the new Superfund series?
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4 Oct 2004, 01:54 (Ref:1114481)
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The previous (maybe the first?) non-Brit "team" to win the title was Piquet Sr's "team", 28 years ago. But that wasn't "Piquet Sports". It wasn't really a team - only Piquet and two Brazilian mechanics. For those of you who don't know the story, Piquet bought a new Ralt (in which he won the title) with money prizes, but had to cut a a deal with Mr Ralt, working as a cleaner in the Ralt headquarters in order not to pay garage rent. He also worked as David (or was it Geoff?) Brabham's truck driver, in exchange for lifts (he didnt have money to take the car and equipment around the UK). So if you think that it was difficult for Nelsinho to win the title, imagine what his father had to do - Nelsinho had to struggle only to find the setups... BTW, in 1978 Nelson broke the record of wins held by Jackie Stewart. This is also why I think Nelson Angelo is just another very good driver, probably F1 material, but probably not the "next big thing" as Nelson Sr claims. |
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4 Oct 2004, 03:20 (Ref:1114515)
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Ahhh ... GP2 vs Superfund! He'll go to one or the other, for sure ... depends which one comes out with the best package/drivers/competition/teams
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4 Oct 2004, 08:51 (Ref:1114652)
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I told you he would'a been the champ.
Congratulations Nelsinho! (I'd say it in Portuguese but dunno how) |
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4 Oct 2004, 08:54 (Ref:1114657)
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Well done Nelson! Good to see he proved the critics wrong, signed, sealed and delivered with a win.
On a random side note, anyone know his girlfriend's first name? Purely curiousity. |
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4 Oct 2004, 08:58 (Ref:1114661)
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Nelsinho's girlfriend is called Bea, she arrived in the UK on Friday and goes back to Brazil (where she is studying engineering at Uni) today...
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4 Oct 2004, 09:22 (Ref:1114679)
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Students, eh? What are they like? Out all weekend in the English rain, supporting their F3 champion boyfriends.
Bet she missed her first lecture this morning. Jetlag indeed. Tsk tsk.
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4 Oct 2004, 09:34 (Ref:1114685)
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Big congrats to Nelson. His efforts this weekend fully justified the championship. Heart goes out to AC, but he's proved he's a great talent too, and without the slick organisation behind him that NP has. That's not to detract from the little Brazilian feller's victory in any way!!!
As for next year, there may be a surprise in store on the Piquet front..., |
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