He felt more motivated to improve his performance than in 2006 and was happier in a different environment. Alonso vowed not to alter his approach to racing for victories at Renault and would work hard to achieve his goal. An imposed moratorium in development meant the R28 had an engine power disadvantage than the main teams early on and Alonso scored nine points in the first seven races. Developments to the car's aerodynamics improved his performance and he won in Singapore and Japan; the former race saw Renault order his teammate Nelson Piquet Jr. to crash deliberately and trigger the deployment of the safety car to allow Alonso claim a victory in what became known as "crashgate". Alonso was cleared of any wrongdoing. Alonso's performance in the season's last five events saw him accumulate more points than any other driver with 43. Overall, he took 61 points and was fifth in the drivers' championship.