NELSON PIQUET JR. DRIVES THE EXR LV02 (VIDEO)

The former Formula One driver was in town to race in the Red Bull Global Rallycross competition, held in November on the Las Vegas Strip, and made it a priority to stop by Exotics Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to check out the new EXR LV02 racecar.

The champion said he enjoyed the experience of testing the car, agreeing that it was a driver’s machine that would appeal to a broad spectrum of drivers.

The son of three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet, Piquet Jr. competed for the Renault team in 2008 and 2009. From 2010 to 2014, he raced NASCAR, becoming the first Brazilian driver to win a national touring series event when he topped the podium at the Sargento 200 at Road America in 2012. He joined the rallycross ranks in 2013, with a select season of regular season and X Games competition in a Mitsubishi, before being signed to SH Racing driving the No. 7 Ford Fiesta ST. He is a regular podium contender in that series.