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Felipe Massa will be in court this week in London seeking damages for losing the 2008 F1 title.
Felipe Massa is taking legal action in a UK court this week against F1 Management, Bernie Ecclestone, and the FIA over the 2008 F1 world title outcome. He argues that prompt action on the ‘Crashgate’ scandal at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix could have led to him winning the championship. Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 title by a single point, overtaking Massa on the final lap of the season’s last race. Massa believes an immediate investigation then could have resulted in the cancellation or alteration of the Singapore Grand Prix, potentially awarding him the championship. The trial, where Massa is seeking around £64m in damages, is starting on Wednesday and a decision may come as soon as Friday. Bernie Ecclestone has denied knowledge of, or involvement in, ‘Crashgate,’ claiming it would have been impossible to alter the race’s outcome.
