Massa, who failed to score after a bungled pitstop, claims the race should have been cancelled because the sport's leaders allegedly knew before the end of the 2008 season what had happened but covered it up.
In an announcement, Pepe Jeans London revealed in Mumbai recently that it has signed up with Renault Formula 1 Racing Team as one of its official worldwide sponsors for the next three years.
Felipe Massa was leading the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix when fellow-Brazilian Nelson Piquet Jr. deliberately crashed his Renault into the wall on lap 14.
Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is confident he can stop Michael Schumacher's winning run in his Ferrari rival's home German Grand Prix this weekend.
Kevin Magnussen was taken to hospital for precautionary checks after suffering a cut to his left ankle in a high-speed crash at the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, his Renault team said.
A title sponsorship agreement between loss-making Malaysian-owned sportscar maker Group Lotus and Lotus F1 has been cancelled but the team will race on as Lotus, owner Gerard Lopez said on Friday.
Formula One stakeholders approved name changes for the Renault, Team Lotus and Virgin Racing teams at a commission meeting in Geneva on Thursday.
Charles Leclerc seized pole position for the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday ahead of team mate Sebastian Vettel who completed a front row lockout for Ferrari.
Force India's Adrian Sutil reacted coolly on Thursday to suggestions that his Formula One drive could be at risk after a complaint of grievous bodily harm was filed against him by a Renault team official.
Formula One moved to end turmoil over engine regulations on Sunday after a weekend of often heated discussions at the British Grand Prix.
Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica, who has not raced since a near-fatal crash last February, was taken to hospital in Italy on Wednesday after slipping on a patch of ice and injuring his leg.
Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica was flown to hospital on Sunday after a high speed crash while competing in a rally in Italy, his Renault team said in a statement.
Formula One's governing body agreed on Monday to end a life ban against former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore and allow him back into the sport after 2012.
Fernando Alonso said allegations that his Renault team staged an accident to help the double Formula One world champion win last year's Singapore Grand Prix had surprised him as much as anyone. 'It is difficult to understand all this situation, all these investigations,' the Spaniard told reporters at the Italian Grand Prix on Thursday.
Renault have told Russian Formula One rookie Vitaly Petrov that he must start scoring regular points to secure his future with the team.
The Renault team has been handed a two-year suspended ban from the Formula One world championship after admitting to race-fixing, the governing International Automobile Federation said on Monday.
Lewis Hamilton stormed to a floodlit victory in the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday while Jenson Button fought through the field to extend his championship lead to 15 points with three races left.
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Singapore Grand Prix from pole position for McLaren on Sunday.
Banned former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore said he had been betrayed by Formula One on Friday and promised to hold a big party when he eventually emerges victorious.
Former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore asked a French court to overturn his life ban from Formula One on Tuesday, saying he had been denied his right to a free and fair defence.
Renault team boss Flavio Briatore refuses to allow his friendship with Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone be soured by plans for a breakaway championship.
Former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore will seek to overturn his life ban from Formula One in a Paris court on Monday.
Formula One teams will meet FIA president Max Mosley Friday with champions Ferrari and other manufacturers threatening to walk away from the sport at the end of the season.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso said on Tuesday he would think about quitting Formula One if the sport adopted a standard engine from 2010. Champions Ferrari, who could well figure in Alonso's future, and Toyota have already said they will consider pulling out if standard engines are imposed.
The Renault team's title sponsor ING Group announced Monday that it was pulling out of Formula One at the end of the 2009 season. 'In light of the recently announced cost reduction program, ING confirmed today not to renew the three year sponsorship (2007-2009) contract with Renault F1 and to end its presence in F1 beyond the 2009 season,' ING said in a statement.
Fernando Alonso has played down his Renault team's chances of taking on Ferrari and McLaren in next month's Australian GP.
Flavio Briatore will leave Formula One in two years, the Renault team boss said on Saturday. Briatore also hailed Formula One's agreement to cut costs during the global financial crisis.
Fernando Alonso will race for Renault next season, the double world champion's Web site announced.
Flavio Briatore compared F1 to Italian football's match-fixing scandal and suggesting the championship had been decided "around a table".
Austrian test driver Alexander Wurz will replace Mark Webber in the Williams race line-up next season.
The opening race of the 2007 season will be titled the Formula One ING Australian Grand Prix after organisers announced a three-year naming rights partnership with the financial services company on Wednesday.
Jenson Button set the fastest time in a dramatic qualifying session to capture his third career pole
With Schumacher departed, Alonso will be the only champion in Formula One next season but he joins a team that has not won since 2005.
The Renault team boss said they have done everything they could to support Fernando Alonso
Renault manager Flavio Briatore is confident the 25-year-old Finn has what it takes to triumph in Formula One.
The Australian would be favourite to replace Alonso at Renault if the world champions fail to secure Kimi Raikkonen from McLaren.
Exactly how that coup came about has been cloaked in mystery since the news burst like a bombshell on an unsuspecting Formula One last December.
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