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Felipe Massa lashes out at ‘bulls***' penalty

Ex-Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa has slammed Renault's ‘Crashgate' penalty as 'bulls***', with the Brazilian set to take legal action against F1 and the FIA. ‘Crashgate', was the name given to an incident which happened during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, in what is one of the biggest scandals in the history of the sport. 15 years ago, at the Marina Bay Circuit, Renault instructed Nelson Piquet Jr to crash on purpose, triggering a Safety Car which put team-mate at the time Fernando Alonso in a position to win the race. Renault's cheating was only announced to the world almost a year later, yet the results from the race remained. Want to work in Formula 1? Browse the latest F1...
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