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Felipe Massa has responded to a joke made by Daniel Ricciardo during the Singapore Grand Prix that was in reference to the 2008 Crashgate scandal. The incident was one of the worst cases of cheating in sporting history when Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr was told to deliberately crash his car to bring out a Safety Car and benefit teammate Fernando Alonso. The incident effectively ruined Felipe Massa’s race while he was leading, costing him vital points in the championship battle with Lewis Hamilton. In the aftermath, Renault was handed a suspended disqualification from F1 pending any further …