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The wrecked Renault R28 car driven by Nelson Piquet Jr. at the centre of the controversy. The Renault Formula One crash controversy, dubbed as "Crashgate" by some in the media, [1] [2] was a sporting scandal caused when Renault F1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr. deliberately crashed during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix to give a sporting advantage to his Renault teammate, Fernando Alonso.
The Renault R28 is a Formula One racing car, with which Renault F1 contested the 2008 Formula One season.The chassis was designed by Bob Bell, James Allison, Tim Densham and Dino Toso with Pat Symonds overseeing the design and production of the car as Executive Director of Engineering and Rob White leading the engine design.
Former driver Felipe Massa said he's filed a lawsuit in London against auto racing governing body the FIA, series owner Formula One Management and Bernie Ecclestone to try and claim the 2008 title.
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The logo used by Renault Sport F1, the official supplier of Renault Formula One engines, between 2011 and 2015. At the end of 2010, when Renault sold their remaining stake in the Enstone-based Formula One team, the engine operations at Viry-Châtillon were formed into a subsidiary known as Renault Sport F1.
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It was the 15th race of the 2008 Formula One World Championship, the 800th Formula One World Championship race overall, and the first ever Formula One race held at night. This was also the first time Singapore hosted a Formula One race, as the last Singapore Grand Prix was a Formula Libre event in 1973 .
The September 2008 crash killed four of the six people on board. Barker, who has hasn’t been on a plane since the accident, and his friend Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein were the only two survivors ...