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Piquet Jr downplays Hamilton's success Nelsinho Piquet believes Lewis Hamilton would be performing like Heikki Kovalainen if the Briton was driving the less competitive Renault. Hamilton, last year's GP2 champion ahead of Piquet, has made a sensational Formula One debut with McLaren, leading the championship after seven podium finishes, including two race victories. Kovalainen, in contrast, has endured a tough debut as Renault struggled for pace in the opening races of the year. The Finn has showed improved form recently, however, finishing fourth in Canada and fifth in Indianapolis. And while Piquet admits Hamilton's showing bodes well for GP2 drivers, he reckons the Briton's success has come thanks to McLaren being so competitive. "It is good (for GP2 drivers), yes," Piquet told his country's O Globo newspaper in a telephone interview on Thursday. "But if Lewis was in Heikki's position he would be doing the same, making a mistake here and there. "He would be in a car that's not the quickest and he would have to push more to obtain results. It is a lot easier to drive a car that's already fast and that allows you to grab pole or finish second." He added: "Consistency is achieved through the car. He has never broken down in a race, he has never had problems, and his car is always one of the quickest. Then he doesn't need to do much. "If he continues working the same way, he is going to finish on the podium in every race. The McLaren is half a second quicker than the rest of the teams." Piquet battled for the GP2 title with Hamilton until the final race of the season last year, but the Brazilian lost out by 12 points in the end. The Renault driver reckons he would need the same opportunities to asses just how good he is in comparison with the Briton. "To know if I'm better than Hamilton I would have to be in the same team with the same car," he added. "But there are things that are easier for him than for anybody else." Dupa cum vedem titlul este cu totul altul, nuanta este cu totul alta, si este vorba de mai multe aspecte. Sa mai comentez ceva?

cand a fost scos din echipa a avut -15 pct. nu ar fi corect sa le primeasca inapoi?

stirea asta e mai vasta, si apare pe net sub mai multe titluri. ati ales titlul cu apararea lui Alonso. nu e bine sa prezentati parti din stiri. nu e corect si nu e profesional. parerea mea.

stirea zicea ca s-ar putea sa nu fie dati de la Rosa si Paffet la Prodrive din cauza ca astfel ar ramane McLaren fara piloti de teste, nu ca ramane pe din afara de tot. ati punctat titlul stirii si nu continutul. in plus mai e o declaratie a lui de la Rosa, poate o vedem si pe aia.

Masina de Formula1 este in continua dezvoltare, un etern prototip cum citeam undeva. Cum cursele se desfasoara la 1-2 saptamani, orice timp pierdut duce la pierderea performantelor, deoarece concurenta nu sta. S-a vazut cum McLaren a dezvoltat masina foarte mult fata de inceputul sezonului, la fel si BMW, Renault si chiar Honda (care dadeau vina si ei pe defecte la tunelul aerodinamic), in timp ce Ferrari au ramas pe loc. Cum ma indoiesc ca de vina ar fi performantele motorului Ferrari, iar astea sunt relativ egale cu cele ale concurentilor din plutonul fruntas, ar ramane ca problemele sa fie de natura aerodinamica. Nu cred ca se pot rezolva asemenea probleme in cateva ore de teste si de antrenamente. Rezultatele de la Silverstone si chiar si cele de la Indianapolis arata ca totusi sunt niste schimbari, si eu sper sa vedem din nou ROSU in fata duminicile viitoare.