Pedro Piquet is in Europe racing for Van Amersfoort

Posted on 12-11-2015 at 7:46 pm by dizono – 9 Comments”

You know, those flying Brazilian, son of the legendary Nelson.

The name Piquet will be at the raceliefhebber immediately ring a bell. The older among us, or the better those who are informed, will especially think of Nelson Piquet Sr.. The Brazilian won no less than 23 Grand Prix and was in 1981, 1983 and 1987 world champion in Formula 1. That was for his oldest son, despite the same name, not wegegelegd. Nelson Piquet Jr. was a total of 28 times at the start of an F1 race, but scored never more than 19 championship and 1 podiumplekje. Now he can show off his skills in the electric Formula e, where he was in the first season immediately champion.

No, Nelson’s youngest son Pedro. That was -quite literally – a flying start in the racing world with a mega hit in the Porsche GT3 Cup. Except in Porsches, Pedro Piquet is also out in the Brazilian F3 championship, which he with great force won. Upcoming season turns his Brazil however, for Europe and he comes here to ride under the wings Of Amsersfoort Racing. This has to be the smallest Piquet also move to Holland, so as to travel times, what dragelijker.

Van Amersfoort Racing is the breeding ground for young talent, with a specialty in sons-of. Of course we are talking about Max Verstappen, but also the son Of Michael: Mick Schumacher. Also drivers like Tom Coronel, Jaap van Lagen and Renger van der Zande came in the past for the team of Frits van Amersfoort, that recently the former Spykerpand in Zeewolde involved.