Zoom Renault keep the pressure on Nelson Piquet

Hot on the heels of similar rumours about Sebastien Bourdais, it is now rumoured in the Nurburgring paddock that Nelson Piquet's seat at Renault is in imminent danger.

As with the Bourdais rumour - dismissed with a terse 'no comment' by Toro Rosso chief Franz Tost on Friday - it is suggested that the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring this weekend could be Brazilian Piquet's last.

His replacement would most likely be Renault reserve Romain Grosjean, the French-Swiss GP2 driver, Auto Motor und Sport claims.

The report said that Piquet's contract allows the Enstone-based team to make a driver change based on his performance in the first half of the season compared with team-mate Fernando Alonso.

Flavio Briatore said "we don't know yet" when confronted with the rumours, while Piquet's famous eponymous father said he planned to speak with the team boss about the speculation.

Speculation regarding Piquet's future with Renault has been an ongoing subject for the last year. So far the Anglo-French team has stuck by the Brazilian racer.

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Source: GMM