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Ferrari warned their own F1 driver over criticising Alonso
Felipe Massa, the former Ferrari driver, shared that he was warned by the F1 team not to criticize Fernando Alonso following ‘Crashgate’ in 2008. He stated this during his witness statement at a court in London, part of his £64million damages claim against Formula One Management, the FIA, and Bernie Ecclestone. Massa claimed that the lost points at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, where Nelson Piquet Jr deliberately crashed his Renault, affected his chance of winning the drivers’ title. Despite believing that Alonso was aware of the incident, Massa was cautioned by Ferrari not to speak out and was even given a drafted statement to release. However, Massa decided to opt for focusing on the future instead of following the team’s directives.
