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Piquet determined to bounce back

Nelson Piquet Jr has endured a tough debut season in F1, and despite improved pace from his car in the last race in Spain, the Brazilian retired after a collision with another car.

"It's always disappointing to retire from a race, especially as a result of contact," Piquet said. "The car was performing well and we were aiming to score points, which I think would have been possible. But we should not dwell on this, we must continue moving forward and I will keep learning. I will now try to put those lessons to good use in Istanbul so that I don't make the same mistakes again."

"I won in Istanbul in GP2 and also took pole position and the fastest lap," he added. "It is therefore a circuit where I have some happy memories. So it will certainly be easier for me to attack this weekend and to get my car working well."

"We have progressed well, but there is still a lot to do and the whole team is working hard," he went on. "I hope the weekend will allow me to keep learning and reaching Q3 will once again be my goal. I will need to work well with my engineers during Friday practice in order to get the most from my car so that we can approach the Grand Prix calmly."

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