Singapore 2008: Briatore and Symmonds resign

[Shifter]

The accident itself was really quite odd (read: suspicious) as I recall it: oversteering on the accelerator out of a 90 degree turn enough to loop it HARD into the INSIDE wall that he demolished his Renault.

Is this how you all remember it?

IIRC the Renaults had 'extra paddles' behind the steering wheel that changed the level of torque transferred or something like that, and experts surmised that Piquet was crossed up working those paddles through the corner. But that was just an assumption.

[Garry Walker]

I would not be surprised.

[anthonyvop]

Aren't all F1 radio transmissions monitored?
So how could Renault tell Piquet to crash without somebody from the FIA hearing it?

Keep moving....Nothing to see here.

[Somebody]

Autosport are also mentioning it now, and confirm that an FIA investigation is underway: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78195

[CNR]

how hard would it be ?
did redbull tell toro rosso to do it

[gm99]

Piquet Jr. himself dismissed any talk of him deliberately crashing in the April issue of F1 Racing:

Yeah, I wanted to try and kill myself to help Fernando get a podium. I was pushing hard and I spun. The team called Fernando in at the right moment. Sh!t happens for me and he gets lucky. Like in pre-season testing this year!"

Of course, he was still driving for Renault at that time

But seriously, I can't see that having happened: First, I don't think Piquet is that much of a team player-he probably wouldn't have done something that makes him look stupid just to help the team. Second, as such a move can hardly be pre-planned, Renault would have had to find a way to let Piquet know when to crash without the other teams and the FIA noticing.

[Garry Walker]

Aren't all F1 radio transmissions monitored?
So how could Renault tell Piquet to crash without somebody from the FIA hearing it?
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It was, if the allegations are true, thought up pre-race and they possibly didnt even need to tell him anything during the race on the radio.
Just a board out from the pit area that its lap xx, which was enough for Piquet for him to know what to do then.

[BDunnell]

I suspect this will be a very hard thing to prove conclusively — which shouldn't stop the FIA imposing a penalty no matter what the outcome is, on recent form.

[F1boat]

Can Max leave this troublesome question to Jean or Ari?

[truefan72]

what a mess. why investigate now?