Sep.25 (GMM) After FIA penalties and departing sponsors, the next chapter in the crash-gate saga for Renault was a cruel dose of irony, as Romain Grosjean crashed during the initial Friday evening practice session for the Singapore grand prix.
In the opening light/dark session one year after Nelson Piquet's deliberate crash, once again the occupant of the second French car crashed on the exit of turn 17 -- dubbed by some in the paddock as 'Piquet Corner' and visited by many for posterity.This time, Grosjean's accident was not on purpose but simply the result of the extremely low-grip street surface, but he did have to dismount his damaged car before a lengthy delay, because a recovery crane is still not located at the left hander.In the sister R29, 2008 winner Fernando Alonso was fourth quickest at the end of the 90-minute session, behind the fastest Brawns and sandwiched by the two Red Bulls.
