Jr thinks he's hot stuff

[Valve Bounce]

Piquet Jr will be a big success in F1

Can you be more specific, please. :

[inimitablestoo]

Piquet's good, he just tends to need a year to learn a category before being able to match speed with consistency. Mind you, we said much the same about young Mr Hamilton... What intrigues me is that 2008 will be the first time Nelsinho has raced outside the family team atmosphere - Piquet Sports (or an amalgamation with them) has run him in every category through the ranks. Given how many times we saw him on the pit wall with Flav during the second half of 2007 in particular, however, I doubt he's got any need to worry.

[Valve Bounce]

. Given how many times we saw him on the pit wall with Flav during the second half of 2007 in particular, however, I doubt he's got any need to worry.

So what was Flav doing with Jr on the pit wall? I mean that's a pretty public place!!

[SGWilko]

My endearing memories thus far of NPJr are watching the GP2 races on ITV, where invariably Piquet could be seen overdoing it and ending up in 'the rough'.

[BDunnell]

My enduring memory of him is of being rather unimpressed with his being utterly un-bothered at being given a drive in the Goodwood Revival a few years ago.

However, I look forward immensely to seeing how he does in F1.

[markabilly]

So what was Flav doing with Jr on the pit wall? I mean that's a pretty public place!!

A wide stance... mokin:

Do you really want to know???Yuk

Besides they were decent enough as they kept their hands down below the counter where you could not see them...unlike a certain US Congressman who said his neighbor-cop misunderstood when the Congressman took a wide stance....

[mstillhere]

I've seen nothing from Jr. to suggest that he can beat Alonso.

I second that.

[ClarkFan]

More to it than that. Jr says that he is in F1 purely on merit. Now!! seeing that Flav scked Heiki and Fisi to put this guy in, it follows that he considers himself to be better than either Heiki and Fisi - a very tall order. Fisi won the Oz GP two years ago, remember? Now how many races does Jr think he can win or even score podiums? He will have to beat Kimi, Massa, Alonso, Heiki and Hamilton and possibly one or two BMW's and the odd Williams (Rosberg) to gain a win, and most of the above to gain a podium.

Well, Jr. certainly has his father's ego. We'll see if he has the talent, too.

But Piquet really wasn't a dominant GP2 driver. Hamilton both beat him for the 2006 season championship, and the "Piquet Sports" team was as well funded as any in the field. And he finished 8th in 2005, behind Rosberg, Kovalainen, Scott Speed and Adam Carroll (who raced on a shoestring).

Perhaps his defnintion of merit includes "born well."

ClarkFan

[ShiftingGears]

Emmo sure thinks that Jr. is hot stuff.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64475

[Dzeidzei]

Emmo sure thinks that Jr. is hot stuff.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64475

I think NPJr has showed absolutely nothing sofar, but who knows...maybe he can surprise us all?

In 2008 he will have a chance of a lifetime to prove himself. And F1 surely needs a strong Brazilian presence. At the moment its pathetic at best.

Regarding Emmos and Jr´s daddy´s comments... what the hell do you expect? Those comments are however worth nothing.