Niki Lauda named Nelson Piquet Jr as the Rookie of the Year 2008.<\/p>\n
The three-time world champion, who still follows Grand Prix events as a commentator for German television, has studied the potential of the young Brazilian, as well as those of three other recruits who will be on the starting grid in Melbourne next year.<\/p>\n
\u00ab The most complete driver is Piquet Jr at Renault, \u00bb stated Lauda, currently on vacation in Bali, but recently present in Dubai for the launch of the ‘Niki Lauda Tower’.<\/p>\n
\u00ab He knows the team and the racetracks, \u00bb added the Austrian veteran to the Blick newspaper.<\/p>\n
Regarding the three other recruits, Lauda said: \u00ab Glock will have to face a difficult car at Toyota. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab Bourdais needs to forget all his performances and titles in Champ Car. In F1, you play at a higher level. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab And Nakajima showed during his debut in Brazil that he was fast, but he cannot compete for the title of Rookie of the Year if he runs over his mechanics in the pits, \u00bb concluded Lauda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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