Events like this mean we can give something back to the people that support us, and hopefully everyone will have a great day and we can put on a good show for them.

He scored a second place in France and took another second at Monaco also taking the fastest lap. His short tennis career saw Piquet to be prized as a good player but not thought sufficiently exciting for the sport to devote his career to motor racing. The deal was negotiated when BS Fabrications employees met Piquet when he was driving at Brands Hatch.

He eventually went to the Benetton team for 1990-91 where he managed to win three races before retiring. With advice from Emerson Fittipaldi Piquet went to Europe to further success by taking the record number of wins in Formula Three in 1978 defeating Jackie Stewart's all-time record. Since his retirement Piquet has been ranked among the greatest Formula One drivers in various motorsport polls.