A Fortunate Gamble: Interview with Nelson Piquet
None were more surprised to find Nelson Piquet on the podium of the German Grand Prix than the Brazilian himself. In fact, if it were up to him, he tells Adam Cooper, he wouldn't have taken the gamble Renault did prior to the race, by putting him on a one-stop strategy...
This was supposed to be a season where the top six places in each race were going to be locked out by Ferrari, McLaren and BMW Sauber. The chances of anyone else getting near a podium seemed remote, to say the least.
And yet look at the last four races - a third for David Coulthard and Red Bull, a third for Jarno Trulli and Toyota, a third for Rubens Barrichello and Honda, and finally, and without a doubt the least likely, a second for Nelson Piquet and Renault. And this in a race where there was no rain, and all six of the front-running cars finished, having had no incidents or delays of any kind. It was one of the most extraordinary results we've seen in a while.
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