Romain Grosjean replaced Nelson Piquet Jr. at Renault after the Singapore Grand Prix crash scandal. This was during the 2009 season when Piquet Jr.'s contract was terminated following the crash controversy.
Romain Grosjean was brought in to replace Nelson Piquet Jr. at Renault after Piquet Jr. was dropped in the wake of the 2008 'Crashgate' scandal being investigated. Grosjean's promotion in 2009 marked his first stint in Formula One before he later returned to become a more established race winner-caliber driver.