The details of Felipe Massa’s lawsuit against Formula 1, the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone have not been in the news for several months; the issue seemed to have disappeared, but the Brazilian confirmed to RacingNews365 that the process is still ongoing.
We are talking about the events of 2008. In Singapore, Massa was in the lead when Nelsinho Pique caused an intentional crash on behalf of Fernando Alonso. Felipe then finished only 15th, having lost many points, and lost the championship title to Hamilton by one point at the end of the season.
After Ecclestone admitted that he, race director Charlie Whiting and FIA president Max Mosley were already aware of the agreements within Renault surrounding the accident in 2008, Massa filed a lawsuit.
Felipe Massa: “The claim has been pending for four to five months. I hope that in the end, for the sake of fairness and respect for sporting principles, everything will be decided in my favor. We fight for this.
I have put together a large team of professionals from different countries. They believe that what happened is unfair to the sport, and I have had to pay for this injustice.
After hearing Bernie’s comments last year, we gathered all the facts and started fighting. I cannot say when the process will be completed; the wheels of the right machine turn slowly. I never thought I would be a part of something like this in my life. All this is very expensive, so I hope everything will end soon, the truth will come to light and justice will prevail.”
Source: F1 News
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