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Piquet Jr. says he's trading F1 for NASCAR

by Associated Press

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Posted on January 12, 2010 at 6:59 PM

MADRID (AP) -- Former Renault Formula One driver Nelson Piquet Jr. says he is moving to NASCAR.

Piquet Jr. says that after his "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."

Piquet Jr. says NASCAR will be the "ultimate challenge." He did not reveal which team he would race for but says more details will come soon.

Piquet Jr. hasn't raced since being fired by Renault in August after an 28-race career where his best finish was second at the 2008 German GP.

But the Brazilian driver is best remembered for deliberately crashing his car at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix on team orders to help teammate Fernando Alonso win the race.

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