A high court judge has ruled that Felipe Massa's £64 million lawsuit over the 2008 Formula One title can go to trial, focusing on the controversial Singapore Grand Prix incident.
Breakdown
- Felipe Massa continues to claim the 2008 Formula One title should be his.
- A high court judge has allowed Massa's £64 million lawsuit against F1, the FIA, and Bernie Ecclestone to go to trial. 6s
- The lawsuit centers on the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, where a deliberate crash by Nelson Piquet Jr. benefited Fernando Alonso and cost Massa key points. 13s
- Bernie Ecclestone admitted in 2023 that F1 bosses knew about the 'crash gate' scandal before the season ended but did not disclose it. 34s
- Massa argues that if the race result had been overturned at the time, he would have been world champion, and the case will now be heard in court. 41s