Crashgate: Who Really Told Piquet to Crash?

Crashgate: the F1 crash that was planned to win a race. Singapore 2008, Formula 1's first night race. On lap 14, Nelson Piquet Jr hit the wall and the safety car came out. Fernando Alonso, who had started 15th and pitted just before, ended up leading and won. A year later, Piquet told the FIA the crash had been deliberate. How the Piquet crash was exposed: Briatore and Symonds, the FIA verdict, the French court that overturned their bans, and Felipe Massa, who lost the 2008 title by one point. Chapters: 0:00 The win that was planned 0:13 Singapore's first night race 0:26 Renault, Alonso and Piquet Jr 1:07 Qualifying 1:19 Lap 14: the crash 2:07 Massa's fuel-hose disaster 2:41 Brazil: the title decider 3:24 Piquet goes to the FIA 3:42 The verdict 4:09 The French court 4:42 Massa's fight 5:20 Where it stands Subscribe for more of Formula 1's hidden stories. SportForYou is an independent fan channel, not affiliated with Formula 1, the FIA or any team. Some illustrations are AI-generated. #Crashgate #F1 #Formula1 Image credits (Wikimedia Commons, edited; CC BY-SA adaptations shared alike): Alan, CC BY 2.0: Piquet Jr, European GP, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4643988 Benjamin Chia, CC BY 2.0: Massa, Singapore GP, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4885561 Jake Archibald, CC BY 2.0: Piquet Sr, Brabham https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=27957721 Jane Belinda Smith, CC BY 2.0: Piquet Jr, Italian GP, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4832248 Mohd Nor Azmil Abdul Rahman, CC BY 2.0: Timo Glock, Toyota, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=5296036 Ryan Bayona, CC BY 2.0: Bernie Ecclestone https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=19295033 Shiny Things, CC BY 2.0: Singapore GP, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4880893 Thijs Bekkema, CC BY 2.0: Piquet Jr, French GP, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4284776 Homonihilis, CC BY 3.0: Piquet Jr, 2009 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=6982064 Kam2y, CC BY 3.0: Marina Bay circuit https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=17252486 Phanuruch8555, CC BY 3.0: FIA HQ, Paris https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=17164848 Stock Car Brasil, CC BY 3.0: Piquet Jr (thumbnail) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=10366... Bert van Dijk, CC BY-SA 2.0: Briatore, Chinese GP, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=5045209; Renault pit stop, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=5045645 diogo dubiella, CC BY-SA 2.0: Massa, Brazilian GP, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=5153894 Erik Estrada, CC BY-SA 2.0: Piquet Jr, Singapore GP, 2008 (also thumbnail) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4987166; Massa, Ferrari F2008, Singapore https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4910498 kevinmcgill, CC BY-SA 2.0: Alonso, Renault R28, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=31691412 Marc Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0: Hamilton, McLaren, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4327047 Mark McArdle, CC BY-SA 2.0: Alonso, Belgian GP, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4780796; Piquet Jr, Canadian GP, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4197917; Massa https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4198256; Alonso, Renault, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4914641 Chanilim714, CC BY-SA 3.0: Fans at Marina Bay, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=52446175 Donatingpictures, CC BY-SA 3.0: Renault R28 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=23227304 MorganaF1, CC BY-SA 3.0: Piquet Jr, 2009 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=6005836 Ong Chi Hang, CC BY-SA 3.0: Marina Bay at night https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=55365324 Yvwv, CC BY-SA 3.0: Flavio Briatore https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=2221721 chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0: Singapore skyline https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=21856333 chensiyuan; ptttf, CC BY-SA 4.0: Alonso, Singapore GP, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4885174; Singapore GP grid, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4885254; Massa fuel-hose incident, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4885279; Singapore GP podium, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4885221 Nicolas Richoffer, CC BY-SA 4.0: Alonso, Renault, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=15973... Rafa Esteve, CC BY-SA 4.0: Royal Courts of Justice https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=51283640 Rundvald, CC BY-SA 4.0: Massa's helmet https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=14265... Serrarmohamesomar, CC BY-SA 4.0: Place de la Concorde https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=19165... Public domain / CC0: Flavio Briatore (also thumbnail) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=1896416; Marina Bay pit entry, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4899739; Singapore GP trophy https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=20072... Royal Courts of Justice https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=79888... Lewis Hamilton, 2008 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=17931... Other: AI-generated art, original graphics. Thumbnail photo: 2008 Singapore Grand Prix Renault Nelson Piquet Jr crash.jpg by User:Ultra7, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons