After learning F1's leadership likely knew about the intentional crash that cost him the title in 2008, Massa is seeking compensation.
to Lewis Hamilton by a single point. He wants “to get back what is fair, which is the world championship.”, the former Ferrari driver looked back on the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix and its aftermath, saying the race was “manipulated” and that Renault’s subsequent punishment was “bulls***.” Asked if he is seeking to cancel the race result, Massa said, “This is what we are fighting for. This is we get together a group of lawyers to fight because this is the correct thing to do.
Back in 2009, Massa called for the Singapore GP results to be tossed and even consulted with Ferrari’s lawyers. However, a rule didn’t allow for a change in the results after the end-of-the-season awards ceremony. “This is completely unacceptable rules. I don’t know who made that rule, to be honest,” Massa said.
saying he and former FIA president Max Mosley “had enough information in time to investigate the matter.”“According to the statutes, we should have canceled the race in Singapore under these conditions,” Ecclestone was quoted as saying “That means it would never have happened for the World Cup standings. Then Felipe Massa would have become world champion and not Lewis Hamilton.”that he doesn’t remember the quotes or doing the interview.
Per the film’s interviews seen by motorsport.com, Piquet Sr. told investigators in 2009 that he did inform Whiting.
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