US EditionMassa Lawsuit over 2008 F1 Title Loss Survives Attempts to Have It Thrown Out | Sports-Games
Felipe Massa's £64 million claim alleging a deliberate crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix and investigation failures by F1 and the FIA will proceed to trial, the High Court ruled.
- Justice Robert Jay allowed Felipe Massa's 64 million pounds claim to proceed ahead of this week's Las Vegas Grand Prix.
- In 2008, Massa says the alleged deliberate crash by Nelson Piquet Jr. at the Singapore GP cost him the F1 drivers' championship by one point, with Renault accused of ordering the incident.
- At an October hearing, Nick De Marco KC said Massa had a real prospect of success, while defence lawyers called the claim misguided and overly ambitious.
- Mr Justice Jay dismissed parts seeking declaratory relief, concluding such orders would not be granted, but found Massa can pursue unlawful means conspiracy and inducement claims.
- Because the FIA sits outside the court's full reach, the judgment noted declarations cannot rewrite the 2008 championship and the FIA could ignore such orders despite Bernie Ecclestone's 2023 suggestion executives knew of the alleged cover-up.
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Felipe Massa did not become Formula One World Champion in 2008 due to a deliberate accident – he claims himself. He wants to defend the title and 75 million euros legally. A court in London has now admitted his lawsuit.
Former Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa has filed a lawsuit for damages over the outcome of the 2008 World Championship, when he was left without the world championship title by one point.
The former Brazilian pilot estimated that he had been unfairly deprived of the world title in 2008. He could get the sum of €72.5 million in damages.
Even after 17 years Felipe Massa does not give up the fight for the World Cup title in Formula 1. A court in London is now clearing the way for a trial.
Former Brazilian pilot Felipe Massa will be able to claim compensation for the 2008 crashgate but will not be F1 world champion.
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Felipe Massa's £64 million ($83 million) lawsuit against Formula One, its governing body the FIA, and Bernie Ecclestone can go to trial, a High Court judge ruled Thursday. Lewis Hamilton's first F1 world championship in 2008 is at the center of the legal action, with Brazilian driver Massa saying he is the rightful winner of the title. Massa lost by a single point after Nelson Piquet Jr. allegedly deliberately cras…
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