Piquet told the FIA that it had been on purpose . He said had been asked by Renault team principal Flavio Briatore and engineer Pat Symonds to stage the crash . Piquet made statements to the FÃ dÃ ration Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) that it had been deliberate , and he had been asked by Renault team principal Flavio Briatore and engineer Pat Symonds to stage the crash .