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F1: Piquet Confirms NASCAR Switch For 2010
It's finally official, Nelson Piquet will be trying his hand in NASCAR...
SPEED Staff / GMM  |  Posted January 12, 2010   GMM Newswire
Nelson Piquet has looked at NASCAR racing as a possibility for his racing career for several months. He was released from Renault in the middle of 2009 (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Nelson Piquet has looked at NASCAR racing as a possibility for his racing career for several months. He was released from Renault in the middle of 2009 (Photo: LAT Photographic)

Nelson Piquet will not return to the Formula One grid in 2010, the Brazilian driver announced Tuesday.

After losing his seat at Renault this year, the 24-year-old become embroiled in the crashgate scandal and later tested NASCAR trucks in America.

Piquet had been linked with 2010 race seats at Campos or Force India, but wrote on his website on Tuesday: "After my first 18 months in F1 did not go as planned I have decided to focus on something different and have chosen to take a route in America."

He confirmed that his American route is with the NASCAR family.

"NASCAR is hugely challenging and nobody has ever come in as an outsider and gone on to win it -- it will be the ultimate challenge. I will let you know more details on the exact program soon," said Piquet, adding that he might return to Europe in the future to contest Le Mans.

Piquet tested with the Red Horse Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team late last year.
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