Nelson Piquet Jr.
According to a Brazilian TV network, Nelson Piquet Junior, has ended his racing career with the Renault team who claim that he is to be replaced by reserve driver Romain Grosjean.
When asked if the rumours were true or if Piquet would be in the cockpit at the Hungary Grand Prix, Flavio Briatore answered “We don’t know yet”.
Allegedly, the Brazilian driver’s contract stated that by midway through the season he should have achieved at least 40% of his team-mates points total. Piquet hasn’t scored a single point this season while his team-mate Fernando Alonso is running in ninth place in the championship with 13 points.
Although there is still no confirmation, it looks likely that the days of Sebastien Bourdais are numbered with the Scuderia Toro Rosso team.
It is rumoured that the British F3 Champion Jaime Alguersuari is set to take his seat and would also be the youngest Formula One driver in history at the age of just 19.
Alguersuari, allegedly gave an interview on Spanish radio station ‘Radio Catalunya’, in which he said of Bourdais;
“He is 30, he has a daughter, has won four championships in the American Champ Cars, won F3000 here in Europe and, honestly, is a highly-trained driver,”
But it seems that this year he has not given it everything, as he should have. I truly believe that the decision by Red Bull is just, but it is never nice to see someone taken away after half a season”.
It is believed that Alguersuari will be in the cockpit alongside Sebastien Buemi at the next round of the Formula One Championship which takes place in Hungary on 26th July.
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