A month ago, Felipe Massa formally notified the FIA and Formula 1 of his intention to take legal action over their collusion and inaction during the 2008 season following Nelson Piquet Jr.’s accident.
The idea to file a lawsuit came from the former Formula 1 driver at the suggestion of Bernie Ecclestone. In March, Bernie gave an interview in which he stated that he and then FIA president Max Mosley knew from the start that Piquet’s accident was intentional and thus the race should have been voided, allowing Ferrari’s Felipe Massa to win the championship.
Bernie later insisted that he could not remember giving such an interview, and in a recent commentary for Switzerland’s Blick he assessed the Brazilian’s chances of success in the trial: “The Massa clan is only doing this for money, but their chances are zero. .
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes could make a claim against the FIA after a less than clean season finale in Abu Dhabi 2021.”
Source: F1 News
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