Renault F1 agree to pay damages to former driver Nelson Piquet Jr. and his father . Renault have confirmed on their official website that they were wrong to issue a press release in September 2009 , in which they claimed the Piquets had lied by suggesting the team had forced Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix . The team admitted they were wrong in accusing the pair of lying in a press release . - In an interview with CNN, Fernando Alonso said he was not surprised by the decision because it is what happens when you have a bad relationship between two people.
Renault F1 agree to pay damages to former driver Nelson Piquet Jr. and his father . The team admitted they were wrong in accusing the pair of lying in a press release . - In an interview with CNN, Fernando Alonso said he was not surprised by the decision because it is what happens when you have a bad relationship between two people.