US EditionFormer F1 Driver Felipe Massa Brings $85M Claim over 2008 Title Loss to London Court
Felipe Massa seeks to overturn his 2008 Formula 1 title loss by one point, claiming a deliberate crash influenced the championship outcome, with a £64 million claim filed.
- On Oct 29, 2025, Felipe Massa filed a claim at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, suing Formula One Management, FIA and Bernie Ecclestone to overturn his 2008 title lost by one point to Lewis Hamilton.
- At the Singapore Grand Prix, a deliberate crash brought out a safety car and disrupted Massa's race; Renault ordered Nelson Piquet Jr. to crash, and Massa finished 13th, missing the title by one point.
- Wednesday, FIA counsel said Massa's claim is as "torturous as it is overly ambitious" as defendants sought dismissal, citing Massa's performance and later errors.
- The hearing before Mr Justice Jay is due to conclude on Friday, with Massa pursuing damages for loss of earnings and sponsorship as part of his claim.
- In written submissions, Ecclestone's lawyer said the claim would `deprive Mr Hamilton of his 2008 title` despite Hamilton being 'equally exposed' to the crash, while Massa seeks declarations that the FIA breached regulations and would have adjusted Singapore's results.
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Former F1 driver Felipe Massa brings $85M claim over 2008 title loss to London court
Felipe Massa’s claim for $85 million in a legal case against Formula One has been described in a London court as a “misguided attempt” to reopen the 2008 drivers’ championship that he lost to Lewis Hamilton.
F1, FIA bid to throw out Massa's '08 title legal case
Felipe Massa's High Court claims are a "misguided attempt" to reopen the result of the 2008 drivers' championship, in which he was the runner-up to Lewis Hamilton, lawyers for former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone have said.
The debate under the title of the 2008 World Pilots of Formula 1 has not yet ended. At least on the boaters. They start this Thursday (29) and go to 6th (31) in London, the first hearings of the case involving Brazilian Felipe Massa against the Formula One Management (FOM), the International Automobile Federation (FIA), and Bernie Ecclestone. It will be three days of representations of lawyers from the parties before Judge Robert Jay, who can ma…
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