Nelson about his ARCA debut and Le Mans !

Nelson Piquet is currently preparing for a restart of his career and also plans to drive at Le Mans.

In Daytona Nelson Piquet Jr completed his first fourth-Oval Racing in the ARCA series. Exclusively for MOTORSPORTaktuell.com Nelson Piquet speaks about his first NASCAR race and his future plans.

How was your oval debut from your perspective?
Piquet: Basically, I have to say this form of racing is of course completely different. A totally different world. But it was good. Above all, the race today was a lot of fun.

Even though you're only came in 27th place finish?
Piquet: Believe me, I had fun. Hell of a lot actually. In the race it was extremely tight. Everyone here drives technically almost identical at the same level. And that's the attraction.

You started from a excellent 7th place for a debutant, even for a long time you were in fifth place. But then it went backwards for you.
Piquet: Well, it was almost expected that it would be in the race a completely different story. After the race was interrupted ( red flag ), I could not start my car. A problem with the main switch. Bad contacts or something. So I just had to start from behind again, then around 22, 23, 24 Place.

From there it went so well again to the front, but eventually it was over.
Piquet: I made it back to the twelfth. Everything went perfectly. For sure I would have stayed in front with it. But I had a lot of contacts. On three corners of the fenders the tires had or were scraping. On the right front, the aerodynamics were gone. At some point I was far too slow and could not keep the connection with the other drivers any more. There were also slow opponents.

What is for you the most important lesson of your first oval race?
Piquet: Today I learned a lot, lot more than I ever imagined. Patience is the key word.Just have patience. This is the most important thing.

You had a collision with Danica Patrick.
Piquet: What should I do? I was pushed down, she would probably just below try to get through. Then we touched.

What are your future plans?
Piquet: On Friday I go to race in the Truck Series for the team of Red Horse Racing.

How many races have you planned?
Piquet: So many I want - and when the first race goes well, I just go the whole season.

And if not?
Piquet: Then I drive only in seven races. In that case for next year, I am still allowed to compete as a rookie. Then I still have another set of new tires available.

What are your future plans?
Piquet: I have all sorts of plans, and keep eyes and ears open. Let's see what I find to drive. In December last year, I finished, for example, at the Kart World Championship in Las Vegas, eighth, just behind Michael Schumacher. I am also working on a deal to drive with a GT2 Ferrari in Le Mans this year.

And what about Formula 1?
Piquet: Who knows. But this year, Formula 1 is somehow a bit of a muddle, with all these teams, none of them knows whether they will start or not. Reminds me more of GP2.