💥 Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖
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💡 Main takeaway:
Massa was leading the opening race in Singapore from pole position when Piquet deliberately crashed at Turn 17 on lap 14 to bring out the safety car.
This benefited Alonso, who stopped earlier than his rivals.
During the safety car period, Ferrari mistook Massa’s stop and left the pits with the fuel hose attached to the car, accidentally injuring a crew member.
He rejoined the track towards the back of the field and finished 13th outside the points.
Hamilton, who came in third place, increased the gap separating him from Massa in the championship to seven points.
At the time, Pique described the switch into the wall as a “simple mistake”.
However, when Renault dropped him during the 2009 season, he revealed that the team had deliberately asked him to crash and his actions led to an investigation that resulted in Renault team principal Flavio Briatore and technical director Pat Symonds being banned from Formula 1 for several years.
Alonso was cleared of wrongdoing and the FIA found no evidence that he knew of the plan.
Briatore now serves as executive advisor to the Alpine team, while Simmonds is part of Andretti Cadillac’s Formula 1 program.
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