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Massa’s legal team extends FIA and F1 reponse deadline on 2008 challenge
Felipe Massa believes that there was a conspiracy to cover up the 2008 Singapore GP Crashgate scandal, in which Renault’s Nelson Piquet Jr. intentionally crashed to help his teammate Fernando Alonso win the race. If the race result had been invalidated at the time, Massa would have become the drivers’ champion instead of losing to Lewis Hamilton by one point. Massa has gathered a legal team and claimed that he suffered significant financial losses and damage to his reputation as a result of the scandal. He gave the FIA and FOM until 12 October to respond to his inquiries or face legal action in the UK’s High Court, but has now agreed to grant them an extension until 15 November to complete their investigations. Massa hopes that Ferrari, his former team, will support him in this matter, as they also lost the championship due to the scandal. However, Mercedes chief Toto Wolff doesn’t believe that Massa’s challenge will be successful, stating that the sporting regulations are clear and must be followed.
Source: motorsport
