[darrenp60]

I feel sure the above referenced interpretation after Piquet is the correct one.  Whomsoever now controls the rights to reproduce McLaren M23s not improperly, and seemingly, prefers not to be reminded of this all to brief and essentially fruitless association with Piquet from the 1970s.  In terms of what Piquet said then I heard a recording of the original Brazilian Portuguese from his mouth for myself and, having been married to a Brazilian national these last 15 years, I would myself characterise Piquet's explanatory protestations after his true purpose in being in what he then said and was then about as disingenuous.  Piquet, today, may not unreasonable be described as provocatively obtuse. This mode no doubt worked to Piquet's advantage whilst as a younger man and whilst otherwise pitted against an 'otherwise' determinedly tenacious and stubborn Nigel Mansell (back in the mid 1980s) and yet Mansell was better able to leave his 'Lion Blood' on the race track.  Ol' Nige certainly has a tale or two to tell for when it comes to Piquet!  Personally, I do remember the era and the Brazilian mantra from F1 crowds in terms "Ole, Ole, Ole Ole, Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet".  10 years on and one of the pair achieved the status of near national patron saint whilst the other was then found cast asunder and into relative obscurity as some function of the Brazilian national consciousness.  'Deus' works in mysterious ways!