F1 Legend Nelson Piquet’s Son Cheats Death in Horror Smash

Former Formula One champion Nelson Piquet’s son Pedro survived a horrific crash at the Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup in Goiania.

The 17-year-old Pedro’s car flipped over nine times after being struck by another car while manoeuvring a turn at the Autodromo Internacional Ayrton Senna. The young driver was given immediate medical attention on site, before being taken to a nearby hospital.

Remarkably, Pedro escaped without any major injury despite such an astonishing crash. He even posted a picture of himself on his Instagram account showing his minor bruises.

Pedro is currently at the 13th spot in the Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup standings, having scored two podium finishes so far. His father Nelson, 63, was the Formula One world champion in 1981, 1983 and 1987. Piquet Senior said through social media that Pedro was fine and recovering at home.

In July this year, F1 driver Jules Bianchi died from injuries sustained in a crash at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. Bianchi, 25, had been in a coma since the accident in October 2014, in which he collided at high speed with a mobile crane which was being used to pick up another crashed car.

Looking at Pedro’s crash and the way his car got smashed, it was nothing short of a miracle how Piquet junior came out relatively unscathed.