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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.

Nick Heidfeld holds the record for most championship points scored without ever winning a Grand Prix. He scored 259 points across his career, finishing second 13 times but never taking victory. Nico Rosberg won 23 races, Mark Webber won 9, and Rubens Barrichello won 11 races.

Oleg Salenko of Russia scored 5 goals against Cameroon in USA 1994, including a hat-trick. This remains a World Cup record for most goals by a player in a single match. Baggio is Italian, Ortega is Argentine, and Dunga is Brazilian.

The 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland saw 8 hat-tricks, the most in any single tournament. This was the tournament where West Germany defeated Hungary in the final. The 1954 tournament had many high-scoring games.

The 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland saw 8 hat-tricks, the most in any single tournament. This was the tournament where West Germany defeated Hungary in the final. The 1954 tournament had many high-scoring games. Note: This is a duplicate of question 3263.

Guillermo Stabile of Argentina scored a hat-trick on his World Cup debut against Mexico in 1930. This was the first-ever World Cup and he scored 3 goals in his first match. Zidane (France), Matthaus (Germany), and Zico (Brazil) all scored hat-tricks but not on their international debuts.

Josef Hugi is indeed the correct answer. He was a Swiss footballer who scored a hat-trick against Austria in the 1954 World Cup quarterfinal, which Switzerland lost 7-5. This is one of the few instances of a player scoring a hat-trick for the losing side in World Cup history.