And he's lost both right front tires.
The tires are called wets, because they're used in the wet. And these tires are called slicks, because they're very slick.
The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.
And this is the third place car about to lap the second place car.
A mediocre season for Nelson Piquet as he is now known and always has been.
That's the first time he had started from the front row in a Grand Prix, having done so in Canada earlier this year.