Daniel Ricciardo (L) and Nelson Piquet Jr. (R) (Image via Getty)
Former F1 driver Felipe Massa was not amused by Daniel Ricciardo's recent joke about bringing back Nelson Piquet Jr. at the Singapore GP after the Australian had a poor qualifying session. The joke was made because Nelson Piquet intentionally crashed his car into the barriers during the 2008 Singapore GP, hampering Massa's chances to win his maiden championship.
At the 2008 F1 Singapore GP, Renault intentionally orchestrated Nelson Piquet Jr.'s crash on lap 15. At the time, Fernando Alonso was in the pits for fuel, which essentially made the pitstop free and gave the Spaniard a massive boost in the pecking order.
On the other hand, it hurt race leader Felipe Massa since he had to pit after the crash and lost his lead. In the end, the Brazilian finished P13, behind his championship rival Lewis Hamilton, who finished third. The incidents at the Singapore GP became a major turning point in the title battle as Hamilton won his first championship against Massa by one point.
