Former driver Massa says he’s suing F1 and FIA over crash he claims cost him the 2008 title
- Felipe Massa is taking legal action against Formula One Management, Bernie Ecclestone, and the FIA, claiming he should have won the 2008 championship.
- Massa's lawsuit seeks acknowledgment of FIA rule breaches and compensation for financial losses due to the handling of the Singapore Grand Prix crash.
- Massa is pursuing a £64m legal case to rectify what he considers an "historical injustice.
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Massa chases champions' pay over F1 'crashgate'
Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa filed a lawsuit against Formula 1 in London's High Court seeking damages for missing out on the 2008 world championship title. Brazilian Massa, 42, lost to Lewis Hamilton by a point in a season where the sport was rocked by the "crashgate" scandal at the Singapore...
‘Best thing he could do’: Ecclestone on Massa suing him, F1 and FIA in London High Court
Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Tuesday (Mar 12) Felipe Massa was right to take his fight to be recognised as the 2008 world champion to the London High Court. Lawyers for the Brazilian former Ferrari driver announced on Monday legal action against Formula One Management (FOM), the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) and Ecclestone.
Massa takes legal action against F1 over lost 2008 world title
Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa filed a lawsuit against Formula One in London’s High Court on Monday seeking damages for missing out on the 2008 world championship title. Brazilian Massa, 42, lost out to Lewis Hamilton by just a single point in a season where the sport was rocked by the “crashgate” scandal at the...
Ex-Ferrari driver sues Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone and FIA over 2008 world champion claims
Nelson Piquet Jr says he purposefully crashed to help Renault teammate Fernando Alonso in 2008 but the ramifications, Felipe Massa claims, led to him losing out on the championship.
Felipe Massa filed a lawsuit in British courts this Monday against the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the organizers of Formula One...
Bernie Ecclestone responds after former F1 driver sues him for £64million
Bernie Ecclestone is at the centre of another F1 scandal (Photo: Getty) Bernie Ecclestone, Formula 1 and the FIA are being sued by former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa for a minimum of $82million (£64.1m) in damages. The lawsuit was filed in the UK’s High Court on Monday as Massa steps up efforts to reclaim the 2008 world championship title which he lost to Sir Lewis Hamilton by just one point. Last year, the Brazilian announced he would be taking…
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