Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Piquet akanga ane mwaka unogumbura wa1989, achityaira Judd V8-powered Lotus iyo yakanga ine 125 hp shoma kupfuura Honda V10s yakashandiswa naMcLaren. Iye, zvisinei, aive neakanakisa (achifunga nezvezvirambidzo zvemotokari yeLotus) 4th nzvimbo mu
British Grand Prix paSilverstone apo akahwina motokari dzakanga dzichikurumidza uye akanga achimhanya ari wechitatu kutozosvikira Nannini amupfuura mumakumbo mashomanana okupedzisira. Iye (uye waaitamba naye Satoru Nakajima) zvakare havana kukunda uye ivo vaviri vakatotadza kukodzera ku1989 Belgian Grand Prix, Piquet yekutanga isiri-kukodzera kubvira 1982 Detroit Grand Prix. Pane zvaive kuedza kwake kwekupedzisira kukodzera kuSpa, Piquet akarasikirwa nemukana wake paakadzikiswa nemutsva wechiFrench Olivier Grouillard, uyo aive awana mukurumbira mumwaka wese semubati.