By Renault F1
May 9 2008

Renaults second driver Nelson Piquet previews this weekends Turkish Grand Prix where he aims to have a better weekend than the last race in Spain where the rookie made 2 mistakes and ended up not finishing the race. Piquet hopes to reach Q3 in this race and score some world Championship points Nelson Piquet: “We must continue moving forward”

The last Grand Prix was a bit disappointing…
Yes, it’s always disappointing to retire from a race, especially as a result of contact. The car was performing well and we were aiming to score points, which I think would have been possible. But we should not dwell on this, we must continue moving forward and I will keep learning. I will now try to put those lessons to good use in Istanbul so that I don’t make the same mistakes again.

You already know the Istanbul Park circuit and have some good memories there…
I won there in GP2 and also took pole position and the fastest lap. It is therefore a circuit where I have some happy memories. So it will certainly be easier for me to attack this weekend and to get my car working well.

Do you think that Turn 8 will be a lot more impressive behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car?
Turn 8 is certainly one of the more interesting on the calendar. It is extremely fast and a tough test for the driver. I don’t know if it will be more difficult in a Formula 1 car; maybe on the contrary because of the superior performance of the car, especially with the aerodynamic grip available. To be honest I cannot wait to see what it is like from my cockpit.

The team seemed to have made good progress in Spain. What will be the objective for Turkey?
We have progressed well, but there is still a lot to do and the whole team is working hard. I hope the weekend will allow me to keep learning and reaching Q3 will once again be my goal. I will need to work well with my engineers during Friday practice in order to get the most from my car so that we can approach the Grand Prix calmly.

Nelson Piquet: “We must continue moving forward”

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09/05/2008 12:18

Nelson Piquet: “We must continue moving forward”

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Mark Gets Wings
11/05/2008 02:56

"we must continue pushing forward". I'd say the team are holding up their part of the bargain but Nelson is letting them down. I know Alonso is a world champ but Nelson has been extremely disappointing so far this year - the team should be seeing both Renaults in the top ten at each race and Alonso is the only driver flying the flag unfortunately.

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Kristien
11/05/2008 10:59

he hasnt had the best of seasons it must be said but neither did heikki last year. lets hope he improves

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