Nelson Piquet Jr. & Fernando Alonso Play GT5 Prologue
July 23rd, 2009 by Jordan
It’s always kind of interesting to find out that a celebrity shares your hobby for sim racing – especially when that celebrity competes in the highest level of international motorsport! Renault Formula 1 driver Nelson Piquet, Jr. gave lots of Gran Turismo fans something to smile about when he recently posted the above picture to Twitter from what appears to be his apartment in Monaco. As you can see, he’s at Suzuka East with the “racing line” enabled – needless to say, that’s something that’s earned him some friedly jibes in our forums! Regardless, Nelson embraces the web, and communicates frequently via Twitter about everything he’s doing – it’s worth following him at @NelsonPiquet_ (you can follow @GTPlanetNews, too!).
Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen a Formula 1 star behind the wheel of a Gran Turismo game. Nelson’s teammate and two-time F1 World Champion, Fernando Alonso, played Prologue (at High Speed Ring) against some lucky Spanish gamer last year.
http://www.gtplanet.net/nelson-piquet-jr-fernando-alonso-play-gt5-prologue/
