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A judge has ruled that Felipe Massa’s £64m court claim over the 2008 F1 title can go to trial.
Felipe Massa’s lawsuit over the 2008 F1 world championship has been allowed to proceed to trial by a high court judge in a boost for the former Ferrari driver, who is seeking £64m in damages from Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One Management, and the FIA.
Massa alleges that F1’s failure to investigate the ‘Crashgate’ scandal at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix promptly cost him the championship, won by Lewis Hamilton, as Nelson Piquet Jr’s deliberate crash helped Fernando Alonso.
Despite the 2009 revelation of the conspiracy, Massa accuses Ecclestone and the FIA of concealing the race-fixing to protect F1’s reputation, leading to the lawsuit approval even though the defendants argued it was brought too late.
The judge ruled that Massa had a real prospect of proving his allegations at trial, although the 2008 championship results cannot be changed even if he succeeds in being awarded damages.
Massa expressed determination for justice, promising to investigate thoroughly and present all evidence of conspiracy, aiming to unveil the truth about 2008 for himself, Brazilians, motorsport fans, and the future of F1.
