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RacingNews365 was in London’s High Court for the first day of Felipe Massa’s £60 million court case, which could go to trial.
Felipe Massa is involved in a legal battle over the 2008 F1 championship results in London, as per Bernie Ecclestone’s lawyers. The hearings are not a trial, and no witnesses are being called, but the parties are presenting their arguments to Mr Justice Jay. Massa is claiming £60 million in damages and that he is the rightful 2008 world champion, not Lewis Hamilton. Both sides agree that the court cannot overturn the championship results. Ecclestone’s defense argues that the FIA’s handling of a crash influenced the championship outcome, accusing Massa of engaging in this case for publicity reasons.
