The 2008 ‘Crashgate’ scandal turned what was meant to be a historic moment — Formula 1’s first-ever night race in Singapore — into one of the sport’s most controversial episodes. Renault team boss Flavio Briatore was later exposed for instructing Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash, triggering a safety car right after teammate Fernando Alonso had pitted. The move handed Alonso the race win and set off a chain of events that dramatically altered the championship standings. Felipe Massa, who w