The Crashgate saga is back in news following Felipe Massa's comments that he is looking at legal actions over the 2008 F1 title outcome. Here's how the FIA first found out about Piquet's deliberate crash, and why it couldn't take any action.
As Whiting, who passed away in 2019, explained: “There were a few conspiracy theories after the race, but nothing of any great substance.
“He held his foot against the door, so no one could come in, and then told me about what happened in Singapore. It was aimed at Flavio [Briatore] because, basically, the essence of what he was saying was that: 'Flavio made my boy crash.' “In Brazil I talk to Charlie,” Piquet was quoted as saying. “I got him and I said 'look, what could happen to Nelson if I bring this up?' And I was afraid to screw up the career of Nelson." While Whiting did tell Mosley about what Piquet had said, the FIA steered clear of launching a formal investigation straight away.
“Then Nelson Jr. was fired by the team [in the summer of 2009]. Nelson Sr. came to see me in Monaco, and told me the story. I didn't say I already knew this, I just said that this is terrible.” He added: “[They were] smuggled into the paddock, because I knew that nobody had to know, not even Bernie, that they were there. Because if Flavio found out, he could have shut the whole thing down.”
“A lot of people probably think that Alonso knew, but it's interesting that the chief superintendent who had enormous experience at interrogating people, he told me he was convinced Alonso was telling the truth. So that was fine.
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