Felipe Massa continues the struggle for the 2008 title: Bernie Ecclestone steps in and says sufficient
Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa remains to be preventing to acquire the long-coveted Method 1 World Drivers’ Championship title that he misplaced to Lewis Hamilton in 2008. With the affirmation that the well-known “Crashgate” case will go to court docket subsequent month, former Method 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone has stepped in to answer the Brazilian driver.
Virtually twenty years later, this stays one of the debated controversies in latest Method 1 historical past. It’s not one thing simply forgotten: many consider the end result of the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix in the end determined the world championship, which might have been Ferrari’s final drivers’ crown. Felipe Massa was main the race till Nelson Piquet Jr. crashed into the wall.
The Security Automotive was deployed, an occasion that dramatically benefited Piquet’s teammate Fernando Alonso. By the chequered flag, and after additionally struggling a disastrous pit cease when the gas hose did not detach correctly, Felipe Massa completed exterior the factors. In Brazil, on the season finale, the championship went to Lewis Hamilton by only a single level. The scandal erupted later, when it was revealed that Piquet had intentionally crashed to assist Alonso safe victory.
Massa’s struggle takes a authorized flip
Now, nevertheless, Felipe Massa’s struggle appears to be taking a brand new flip. The Brazilian has launched authorized motion towards the FIA, Method One Administration, and Bernie Ecclestone himself. In an interview with The Instances, Ecclestone supplied a pointy response: “Sufficient! There is no such thing as a method on the earth to vary or annul the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. My legal professionals, the FIA’s legal professionals, and F1’s legal professionals don’t perceive how this could even be mentioned in court docket… It’s absurd.”
Sep 25, 2025
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