Piquet

Pierre's fine horsemanship won for him the nickname "Piquet" -- a spur.

With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds Frances Nimmo Greene 1885

With the Englishman out, Williams called Piquet in from a title-winning lead for a precautionary tyre stop and that allowed Prost to nurse his fuel-starved McLaren to the line and a second title in two years.

Classic F1 season finishes: six decades of final grand prix drama Oliver Owen 2010

Szymanski stayed with Lotus until 1988, working with drivers like Senna, Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet.

A Studio on the Fast Track Joshua Robinson 2011

Brabham had mixed success on the track under his leadership although the Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet made his name in his car and won two world championships.

Bernie Ecclestone paid German £27m to 'keep him quiet and peaceful' 2011

Patrick Head, the designer of the Williams cars that took Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve to the Formula One world championship, let it be known at the weekend that he is stepping aside.

Wales must keep faith with Gary Speed's youthful legacy | Richard Williams 2011

Piquet was complicated, requiring a great deal of thought.

A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010

Piquet was complicated, requiring a great deal of thought.

A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010

Piquet was complicated, requiring a great deal of thought.

A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010

After Crashgate, one of the worst examples of cheating in all sport, when Alonso was the beneficiary of Renault's decision to fix the 2008 Singapore grand prix by getting his team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr to risk serious injury by deliberately crashing, it seems that F1 is able to brew up its own, very special high-octane scandals.

Formula One, Integrity Nil: Ferrari and the worst brand of cheating 2010

But in the end, their combination of flowing one touch passes, skill-mad midfield of Inesta, Xavi and Alonso, the angelic goalscorer extraordinaire David Vilas and devilish two headed beast of Piquet and Puyol destroyed the best the world had to offer.

David Henry Sterry: World Cup 2010: What We Learned About Ourselves and the World 2010