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Monday 11 March 2024 3:52 pm
Former F1 driver Felipe Massa has filed a lawsuit in the London High Court docket against the FIA, Formula One Administration and Bernie Ecclestone.
The former Ferrari driver’s other people launched a assertion surrounding their dazzling intentions regarding to the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Brazilian legislation firm Vieira Rezende Advogados said: “Mr Massa is calling for declarations that the FIA breached its regulations by failing to promptly compare Nelson Piquet Junior’s rupture at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix and that had it acted neatly Mr Massa would enjoy won the drivers’ championship that year.
“Mr Massa moreover seeks damages for the fundamental financial loss he has suffered due to the FIA’s failure, in which Mr Ecclestone and FOM had been moreover complicit.
“Attempts to acquire an amicable resolution had been unsuccessful, leaving Mr Massa and not utilizing a determination however to initiate dazzling lawsuits.”
The grief relates to the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, when Nelson Piquet Jr’s rupture brought on a security car – the allegations today seem to counsel that Piquet intentionally crashed.
The resulting security car led to a Fernando Alonso gain and a 2nd shriek for Lewis Hamilton after a botched pit stop from Massa – who performed and not utilizing a level.
Hamilton went on to gain the championship in Brazil by one level.
Autosport counsel Massa is calling for between £60-150 million in damages.
This comes amid a turbulent time for Formula 1 with points surrounding Crimson Bull boss Christian Horner, plod tampering allegations lodged against FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem and considerations the sport is too predictable.
F1 chose now not to comment, the FIA had been approached.
