39 h. ago Felipe Massa’s £64m claim over 2008 F1 title can go to trial, rules judge

F1, FIA and Bernie Ecclestone are defending the claimsBrazilian former driver says he is the rightful winnerFelipe Massa’s £64m claim against Formula One, its governing body the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone over Lewis Hamilton’s first F1 world championship in 2008 can go to trial, a high court judge has ruled.Massa claims he is the rightful champion after the Brazilian lost by a single point when Nelson Piquet Jr deliberately crashed at the Singapore Grand Prix. Ecclestone, who was F1’s impresario for four decades before he was deposed in 2017, suggested in 2023 that the sport’s executives were aware of the cover-up – which became known as Crashgate – before the 2008 campaign concluded. The 95-year-old Ecclestone, the FIA and Formula One Management are defending the claims. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Felipe Massa’s £64m claim over Crashgate can go to trial, rules judge

F1, FIA and Bernie Ecclestone are defending the claimsBrazilian former driver says he is rightful 2008 winnerFelipe Massa’s £64m claim against Formula One, its governing body the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone over Lewis Hamilton’s first F1 world championship in 2008 can go to trial, a high court judge has ruled.Massa claims he is the rightful champion after the Brazilian lost by a single point when Nelson Piquet Jr deliberately crashed at the Singapore Grand Prix. Ecclestone, who was F1’s impresario for four decades before he was deposed in 2017, suggested in 2023 that the sport’s executives were aware of the cover-up – which became known as Crashgate – before the 2008 campaign concluded. The 95-year-old Ecclestone, the FIA and Formula One Management are defending the claims. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Felipe Massa’s £64m claim against F1 over 2008 title will go to trial

Massa is seeking £64m in damages from F1, the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone over the ‘Crashgate’ scandal

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Bernie Ecclestone, the FIA and Formula One Management are defending the claims.

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Formula One Management, the FIA and former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone have all been taken to the High Court by former driver Felipe Massa who claims he is the rightful 2008 drivers' champion

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3 w. ago Bernie Ecclestone bids to throw out Felipe Massa legal claim over 2008 F1 title

Massa says he is the rightful winner of the 2008 title, which he lost by a single point to Lewis Hamilton.

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