Sapo Wrote:
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> But indeed, after a season like this, Piquet
> wasn't even helpful by getting points away from
> the competition.
Well, was Kovoleinen helpfull to Hamilton?? no he wasnt, as Hamilton only won due to Massa having to an engine failure and a pitstop failure.
If Piquet has the best car next year, he may perform as good as Kovoleinen this year in the best car, or better, we dont know, maybe Pquet just couldnt get good car setup with the R28, but surely he has speed as GP2 has proved, im sure Renault also has confidence in him, they must see 'some' talent in him to let him drive in their number 2 F1 car, of which only 2 people in the world get to drive. Piquet would have looked better in any car other then Renault this year i think, as Alonso is F1s best driver (I think, you dont have to agree, but its very likely)... so if you look at it that way, he could be a good number 2 next year, most likely qualifying higher because of more experience and no doubt a better Renault car since Renault is pouring more money into the car now. He wasnt the only one having trouble qualifying this year too, just look at Heidfeld and Kimi, only less is made of that as they have better cars and have more experience, and dont have Alonso as teammate.