 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Muna Nyamavhuvhu 2009, mushure mekunge Piquet asiya timu yeRenault F1, zvirevo zvakabuda kuti Piquet akange arovera mota yake nemaune pa2008 Singapore Grand Prix, kuti abatsire waaitamba naye Fernando Alonso, uyo akapfuurira kukunda mujaho wacho. Panguva iyoyo, Piquet akarondedzera tsaona yacho sokukanganisawo zvako. Gare gare, akazvidemba, achiita zvirevo kuFédération Internationale de lAutomobile FIA kuti yaive nemaune, uye kuti akakumbirwa nemukuru wechikwata cheRenault Flavio Briatore uye injinjini Pat Symonds kuti aite tsaona. Mukutsinhana nouchapupu hwake, Piquet akapiwa rusununguko rwakakwana neFIA. Musi wa4 Gunyana 2009, vatungamiriri veRenault F1 vakapomerwa mhosva yekurangana uye kumhanyisa mujaho, uye vakashevedzwa kuti vatarisana neFIA World Motor Sport Council muParis musi wa21 Gunyana 2009. 