Race car driver Nelson Piquet: biography, achievements, family and interesting facts. Race car driver Nelson Piquet: biography, achievements, family and interesting facts Sales of diesel cars have increased in Russia

24-year-old Daniil Kvyat, who has repeatedly been included in the lists of the most eligible bachelors in Russia, will soon become a father. The beloved of the racing driver and Formula 1 participant, 30-year-old Kelly Piquet, posted a photo with a rounded belly on her Instagram page.

“I hope that your eyes will be as beautiful as this sea,” Pique wrote under the photo, accompanying the publication with the hashtags “the light of my life” and “Daniil Kvyat.”

Let us remind you that Daniel and Kelly have been dating since 2016. They started talking about their romance after one of the parties in Monaco (where the racer lives). Later, Piquet came to support her beloved at the US and Brazilian Grand Prix as a guest of the Toro Rosso team, for which Kvyat competes. Then she began to increasingly publish cute photos together with Daniil.

Later, the driver confirmed in an interview that he was dating Kelly.

Yes we're dating and that's all there is to know for now

— Kvyat answered laconically.

Kelly Tamsma Piquet Souto Mayor (that's what the girl's full name sounds like) is the daughter of three-time Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet (he was married three times and fathered seven children from four women). The girl’s mother is Dutch fashion model Sylvia Tamsma, who gave up a successful career for the sake of her family. Nelson Jr. and his half-brother Pedro became racing drivers, and Kelly has been modeling since age 14, writing columns for Marie Claire, Vogue Latin America, Bergdorf Goodman and the news agency KCD. Since 2014, Kelly has been managing the SMM department of the Formula E series and managing the championship’s social media accounts.

Kelly was born in Germany, but spent almost all of her childhood in France. Pique studied in New York, studying political science and economics - she is an international relations specialist. Kelly is fluent in English, French and Portuguese.

Today we will talk about one of the heroes of the “royal” sport - Formula 1. It received this name due to the high cost of holding competitions. The price of a car with components (there are 80,000 components) for a season will cost you 15,000,000 USD. e. This is if everything goes smoothly, without accidents. The engines here don't last long at crazy speeds. A couple of million dollars are spent on them during the season. Plus gearboxes for a slightly lesser amount. One nut per wheel costs 110 USD. That is, you need 500 of them, and the wheels and rims themselves cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The list of expenses is long, truly accessible only to kings.

Biography facts

The surname of the hero of this article is Souto Mayor, but he became famous in the world of motorsports under the name Nelson Piquet. Nowadays there is a prefix - “senior” or “junior”, but more on that later. A serious civil servant, Minister of Health and owner of his tennis club, Estacio Gonçalves Souto Mayor, who lived in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), had his fourth child. The youngest of three sons (one daughter) was named Nelson. His father had high hopes for him. He wanted to give him a good education, with all his heart he wanted the boy to become a world champion in tennis(my father had experience as the head coach of the national team).

Fatal match

The family had its own court, and money too. There was nothing wrong with this, except that the boy liked cars and fast driving. There are rumors that a tennis match-bet took place between the son and father. If the father wins, then the son will have to play tennis, but if he loses, then he will be allowed to conquer motorsports. Nelson won, but at the age of 15 he was not yet allowed to drive.

Education and first races

To distract their son from racing, the parents took advantage of the moment and sent their son to study in California. Nelson learned English and learned from his wealthy parents the experience of independent living. When he arrived home, bad news awaited him. His older brother was killed in a motorcycle accident. It was inappropriate to raise the topic of motorsports at the family council after that. But you can’t go against nature, and Nelson still took part in kart racing.

Quite quickly he became the champion of Brazil in the class of engines with a volume of no more than 155 cubic centimeters. To prevent relatives from finding out about these activities, in the protocols Nelson indicated his mother’s maiden name - Pique. His passion for cars and women gave him the nickname "racing playboy." In the early seventies he won various national races. In 1976 he won the title of national champion, winning six times in Formula Super V and Atlantic.

The beginning of a great career

Then the path lay to Europe, where in 1978, racing driver Nelson Piquet repeatedly became a prize-winner in various competitions and eventually won the English Formula 3 championship. For this he received an invitation to try his hand at Formula 1 racing. And then his great career began. Receiving an education from one of the newcomers, Nelson quickly became the ace of motorsport of those times.

Victory

Continuously competing in 14 F1 seasons over seven years of racing, Nelson Piquet Sr. became world champion three times (1981, 1983, 1987). Once he took second place and three times he was in third place. He performed very consistently at a time when his technique was still far from perfect. Turbocharging had just begun to be introduced; special skill was needed to keep the balance of the engines from overheating. Nelson Piquet won one of the Grand Prix at least once in his 10 seasons out of 14. We can now see the races of those times only on the Internet. At that time, in the countries of the USSR we did not yet have broadcasts of this sport, so as not to distract the people from building communism.

In an interview, Nelson Piquet couldn't help but utter a sharp word about his colleagues. After an accident in the race, he even tried to beat one of them. It happened in 1982 at the Grand Prix in Germany, when, after a collision on the track, Nelson Piquet could not contain his ardor and struck several blows to the Chilean driver Elisio Salazar. Fortunately, the riders at that time were still wearing helmets and protective suits, so it would not have been possible to inflict serious injuries even with a strong desire. But the fact remained a fact.

The youngest son of a great racer

One of the racer's sons, Nelson Piquet Jr., as he is called in the press (his second nickname is Nelsinho), followed in the footsteps of his dad. He was a controversial Formula 1 participant. He even started a fight in NASCAR in the fight for 14th position. There was one dark move in the Renault team, for which Nelson Piquet Jr. was playing at that time. Under threat of dismissal, he was asked to stage a fake accident at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, where, after a successful trick, his teammate Fernando Alonso won.

After leaving F-1, this fact was brought up at the insistence of his father. The instigators of this accident - the legendary Flavio Briatole and Pet Symonds - were in the right place at the right time. They were punished by being suspended from the great sport, and litigation is still ongoing in this case. The riders were nevertheless pardoned in this case.

Personal life

Undoubtedly this great sport, so the showdowns in it are not minor either. But these cases do not diminish the merits of Nelson Piquet. He has a large family and many children. Five sons and two daughters. I can write about this achievement for a long time. Now the spouses do not live together. Nelson Pique's wife was the Dutch model Sylvia Tamsma, with whom they lived bright years of life. All their sons distinguished themselves, some to a greater, some to a lesser extent, in motorsport. The beautiful daughters did not remain gray mice either. The youngest daughter, Julia, starred in the 2003 film “Second Chance.”

Kelly is Pique's eldest daughter

Nelson's eldest daughter Pique Kelly was born on December 7, 1988, while her parents lived in Germany. I studied in Europe, but high school I graduated in Brazil. Higher education in international relations received in New York. Fluent in English, Portuguese and French languages. She wrote blogs for various fashion magazines. Worked as a volunteer in Tanzania - taught children English language. And since 2014, she began to manage the SMM department and maintains pages on social networks about Formula E competitions. But the most interesting thing is that at one of the parties in Monaco she was seen in the company of our Formula 1 driver, Daniil Kvyat.

Although they are six years apart, their relationship is developing. Perhaps one day Daniil will finally become the first champion from Russia in these prestigious world competitions, and maybe even the son-in-law of the outstanding three-time Formula 1 champion Nelson Piquet Sr., who continues his races.

After retiring from F1, making his last run at the Australian Grand Prix in 1991, he faded into obscurity. Young Michael Schumacher established his leadership in these competitions for a long time. Nelson Piquet did not humiliate himself with constant defeats. For a great racer it would be too offensive. It is better to remain a winner forever in the hearts of your fans. Nelson did just that.

But apparently age has begun to take its toll, big sport left behind. Nelson did not give up and continued racing in the INDY series, where he received a serious warning from above. He had a serious accident and broke both legs. After recovery, he still continued to perform, now in the Le Mans series in 1996-1997. But without achieving serious results, he realized that he needed to give way to the young people, and left to manage his own iron stable in Formula 3.

“Believe me, I didn’t want to meet a Formula 1 pilot at all!”

Exclusive interview with Kelly Piquet - daughter of Nelson Piquet, sister of Nelson Piquet Jr. and girlfriend of Daniil Kvyat

Kelly Piquet at the presentation of Oleg Karpov's book “Daniil Kvyat. The path to Formula 1, dedicated to the driver of the Toro Rosso team Nina Zotina, RIA Novosti

“How do I feel about auto racing? I'm really nervous. True... But I try not to show this to Dana, realizing that first of all he needs my support.” Nina Zotina, RIA Novosti

For some time now, next to Daniil Kvyat you can often meet the beautiful and very calm girl Kelly, who represents the famous “formula” dynasty of Pique.

Her father, Nelson Piquet, is a three-time world champion; one of the five brothers, Nelson Piquet, the youngest, also competed in the royal races, but was not as successful as the elder Piquet, but still spent a series of full seasons, was Fernando Alonso’s partner and climbed to the podium.

Our conversation with Kelly, who came with Daniil Kvyat to support him at the Sochi stage, began with a humorous question:

- Kelly, are there too many pilots in your life?
- You know (with a laugh) I was not at all eager to meet a racing driver. And when we met Daniil, of course, I knew who he was by profession, but for me it did not and could not play a primary role. That's just how life is. How do you imagine this? Agree, none of us choose a person based on his profession. Still, in the first place is the person himself, whom you either like or not... This happened in Monaco, on vacation. We were introduced by a mutual friend, and in fact the only thing Danya and I said to each other during our first meeting was: “Hello!”
It was summer, I wanted a quiet, relaxing holiday and in no case any extraordinary events! Danya was in exactly the same mood. Therefore, everything started and continued somehow very calmly. We went to the beach, talked, walked - in general, just talked, and then, when the vacation was over, we began to correspond. This went on for several months before our relationship became something more, and in the first months it was just friendship.
In general, if we talk about the past, I never had the opportunity to get fed up with racing. My father stopped performing long ago...

- In 1991.
- Absolutely right. And my brother left Formula 1. Previously, of course, I came to cheer for him, but that was a long time ago. Therefore, going to race weekends with Daniil is now the only thing that connects me with racing. You can't see me on the podium at every Grand Prix. It’s just that when I have the opportunity, I, of course, definitely try to come. It is perhaps difficult to imagine a woman who would accompany her husband to work all the time, but with us this does not always happen, but only from time to time.

- Is it convenient to ask what your profession is?
- Convenient... but it will be difficult for me to answer this question!

- Why?
- Because it is in this moment I am in a state of choice. I left my previous job in November last year and want to try myself in some other field. I understand that I want to find something new, something that could captivate me. I decided for myself that while Danya and I have trips to the Formula 1 stages planned, there is no point in changing plans, but then, when his season is over, I... with full moral right, will take care of myself!

- To be completely honest, do you like auto racing?
- I'm really nervous. True... But I try not to show this to Dana, realizing that first of all he needs my support. Perhaps my family, with its racing history, prepared me for the fact that the specific life of a Formula 1 driver is much more understandable to me than perhaps to someone else who did not come into contact with this way of life so closely. For example, the fact that a person is away from home for so long and that he cannot do otherwise, because it is important to him... I don’t ask Dana any questions about this, and he doesn’t have to explain anything to me.

During the race weekend, Daniil most likely prefers solitude, withdraws into himself, and nothing should disturb his concentration?
- No, everything is as usual with us. Danya is a very easy-going, positive, cheerful person, he has a bright soul, and what especially attracts and admires me about him is that he knows how to enjoy very simple things. Yes, he works a lot and hard, but I like that he knows how to relax.
It’s easy to persuade him to go somewhere together, go to the beach or get behind the wheel and visit another city on the weekend. Check on your parents. By the way, I really like his family, and I always enjoy going with Danya to his parents. In principle, it doesn’t have to be anything special. We can just sit at home and watch some interesting film. Danya, fortunately, lives not only for racing, he loves to read, and reads quite a lot...

It is true that there is not a single game on his mobile phone and there is a possibility of catching him playing computer game close to zero, but behind the chessboard - quite likely?
- He never played chess with me. I know that he loves to play and is quite good at it, but I have not yet had the opportunity to find out what kind of chess player he really is. For some reason, Danya never offered me a game of chess, and I must admit, I didn’t insist. But I’ll definitely try it someday!
He is a very good tennis player, this has been tested and experienced personal experience! I tried to fight him tennis court, but this is clearly a useless exercise, which boils down to the fact that he laughs at me all the time. As far as tennis is concerned, I am not a serious opponent for him at all. Lately we've been enjoying playing Bahamas to unwind and have fun. I taught him this card game, he likes it.

- The question involuntarily arises: when Daniil Kvyat simply drives a car, then...
- Everything is very calm. This is an excellent, reliable and responsible driver. In my memory, there was not a single case when Danya suddenly felt the desire to check what the speed limit of the car was, if that’s what you mean!

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Daniil Kvyat's lover Kelly Pique in an interview vtbrussia.ru told the story of the development of relations with the Russian pilot, and also told why it is easier for her to perceive the difficult rhythm of life of an F1 racer.

Kelly comes from a renowned motorsport family: her father, Nelson Piquet, is a three-time world champion, and her brother, also Nelson, raced on the same team as Fernando Alonso in F1.

“You know, I wasn’t really looking forward to meeting a race car driver,” Kelly admitted. – When we met Daniil, of course, I knew who he was by profession, but for me it did not and could not play a primary role. That’s just the way life is.”

Kelly told the story of meeting Daniel: “It happened in Monaco, on vacation. We were introduced by a mutual friend, and in fact the only thing Danya and I said to each other during our first meeting was: “Hello!”

It was summer, I wanted a quiet, relaxing holiday and in no case any extraordinary events! Danya was in exactly the same mood. Therefore, everything started and continued somehow very calmly. We went to the beach, talked, walked - in general, just talked, and then, when the vacation was over, we began to correspond. It went on for several months before our relationship became something more, and in the first months it was just friendship."

Kelly added that despite her family history, racing has never been too much of a part of her life: “In general, in the past, I haven't had the opportunity to get enough of racing. My father stopped performing a long time ago. And my brother left Formula 1.

Previously, of course, I came to cheer for him, but that was a long time ago. Therefore, going to race weekends with Daniil is now the only thing that connects me with racing. You can't see me on the podium at every Grand Prix. It’s just that when I have the opportunity, I, of course, definitely try to come. It’s probably hard to imagine a woman who would accompany her husband to work all the time, but with us this doesn’t always happen, but only from time to time.”

However, according to Kelly, she understands the life of an F1 driver: “Perhaps my family with its racing history prepared me for the fact that the specific life of a Formula 1 driver is understandable to me to a much greater extent than perhaps someone else who has not come into contact with so close to this lifestyle. For example, the fact that a person is away from home for so long, and that he cannot do otherwise, because it is important to him... I don’t ask Dana any questions about this, and he doesn’t have to explain anything to me.”

According to Nelson Pique’s daughter, Daniil has a wonderful character and love of life, which she especially liked about him: “Danya is a very easy-going, positive, cheerful person, he has a bright soul, and what especially attracts and admires me about him is that he knows how to rejoice very simple things. Yes, he works a lot and hard, but I like that he knows how to relax.

It’s easy to persuade him to go somewhere together, go to the beach or get behind the wheel and visit another city on the weekend. Check on your parents. By the way, I really like his family, and I always enjoy going with Danya to his parents.”

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