Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Piquet nwere oge 1989 na-akụda mmụọ, na-anya Judd V8-powered Lotus nke nwere 125 obere hp karịa Honda V10s nke McLaren jiri. Otú ọ dị, o nwere ezigbo mma (na-atụle njedebe nke ụgbọ ala Lotus) 4th ebe na
British Grand Prix na Silverstone ebe ọ na-agba ọsọ ọsọ ọsọ ọsọ ma na-agba ọsọ nke atọ ruo mgbe Nannini gafere ya na ntụgharị ole na ole ikpeazụ. Ya (na onye otu ya Satoru Nakajima) enwetaghị mmeri ọzọ na ha abụọ enweghị ike iru eru maka 1989 Belgian Grand Prix, nke mbụ Piquet na-erughị eru kemgbe 1982 Detroit Grand Prix. N'ihe bụ mbọ ikpeazụ ya iji ruo eru na Spa, Piquet tụfuru ohere ya mgbe onye rookie French bụ Olivier Grouillard, onye nwetara aha ọma n'oge niile dị ka onye na-egbochi.