Piquet does not want test seat in 2008

(GMM) Nelson Piquet Jr says he does not want to remain Renault's test driver beyond the end of this year.

The 21-year-old Brazilian, whose namesake and famous father won three drivers' titles, has already set his sights on Giancarlo Fisichella's seat for 2008 — but he also refuses to rule out following the lead of Anthony Davidson and debuting in a smaller team.

"One year as a test driver to learn and prepare is fine, but then the perspective must shift to racing again," Piquet, a frontrunner in GP2 last season, told the magazine Motorsport Aktuell.

Should he race for Renault next year, Piquet would have followed a nearly identical path to the grid as his test predecessors at the team, fellow Flavio Briatore-protégés Heikki Kovalainen and Fernando Alonso.

Piquet, however, said the current rules do not create an environment for "enough" mileage for testers.

He admitted that there is a risk that, too long in the job, he could "easily" be forgotten by team bosses.