Renault scandal timeline
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Fernando Alonso, who started from 15th place on the grid, wins Singapore Grand Prix benefiting from the deployment of the safety car following Renault teammate Nelson Piquet Jr's crash. Alonso had already pitted and was left at the front once the safety car period ended.
July 26, 2009 - On the sidelines of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Nelson Piquet Sr, a former triple world champion, tells the FIA that his son, whose hold on his Renault drive is looking increasingly tenuous, is ready to make damning revelations over the Singapore accident.
August 3 - Nelson Piquet Jr is sacked by Renault F1.
August 30 - During the Belgian Grand Prix, Brazilian TV station Rede Globo reveals that the FIA has launched an inquiry into Piquet's accident.
September 4 - FIA orders Renault F1 to appear before the World Motor Sports Council in Paris on Sept 21 to respond to allegations of cheating.
Sept 10 - Piquet's evidence to the FIA is leaked to the media. The driver alleges that Renault team chief Flavio Briatore and chief engineer Pat Symonds ordered him to crash at the Singapore Grand Prix in 2008.
Sept 11 - FIA chief Max Mosley announces that Renault could be kicked out of the world championship if it is proved they cheated. He adds that Piquet Jr will be offered immunity from punishment if he collaborates. Renault accuse their former driver of blackmail and launch criminal proceedings against Piquet and his father.
Sept 16 - Briatore and Symonds quit Renault F1 while the team announces it will not contest the allegations it will face on Sept 21.
(Xinhua News Agency September 18, 2009)
