 During the race, Renault F1 driver Nelson Piquet, Jr. crashed on Lap 14, which at the time he attributed to a simple mistake.At the time, his Renault teammate Fernando Alonso was the only driver to have pitted for fuel, and he later went on to win the race.After Piquet, Jr. left Renault in August 2009, allegations surfaced that this crash had been deliberate, to give an advantage to Alonso.