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Ex-Ferrari engineer's massive claim as Lewis Hamilton could lose title

Felipe Massa's former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley has revealed that it became 'pretty clear' at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix what Renault had done, in regard to Nelson Piquet Jr. crashing on purpose. This is, of course, the infamous ‘Crashgate', an event which is still causing controversy today. Back at the Marina Bay Circuit in 2008, Renault instructed Piquet to crash on purpose to increase Fernando Alonso's chances of winning the race. Alonso was racing for the French manufacturer at the time and ended up winning the race after capitalising on the Safety Car which was required following Piquet's shunt. READ: Lewis Hamilton warned to stop crying ‘too much’ It was a...
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