Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa explained why he decided to fight for the Formula 1 championship title in court.
The Brazilian driver is trying to get a review of the results of the 2008 season, which brought Briton Lewis Hamilton the first title of his career with the McLaren team. According to Massa, Bernie Ecclestone, then F-1 director, should have overturned the results of the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, in which Nelson Pique crashed to win over Renault teammate Fernando Alonso. Later, several parties confirmed directly and indirectly that the incident had been fabricated. All this led to the fact that Lewis Hamilton became champion that season, and Massa was only one point away from the title. Subsequently, Hamilton has already won six more championships at Mercedes, and Massa did not become a triumphant series.
“Obviously, we will only complete this matter when we get a result that we believe is fair from a fair sport perspective.
This is why we have decided to build a very large and solid team of lawyers. I do it for the sport, I do it to show that manipulation is not part of our sport. I don’t do this for the money. I do it for fairness in sport.
Of course, there must be compensation. For example, now I spend a lot of money on this business, but my ultimate goals have nothing to do with finances. Certainly, I am optimistic, — quote the words of Massa Motorsport.com.
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