Felipe Massa assessing legal options to dispute Lewis Hamilton’s 2008 title win

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Felipe Massa assessing legal options to dispute Lewis Hamilton’s 2008 title win
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Bernie Ecclestone's recent comments on the 2008 title race have prompted Felipe Massa to seek legal advice on whether or not he has a case over becoming a World Champion... F1

Felpie Massa said he is exploring options to dispute the 2008 World Championship loss to Lewis Hamilton after Bernie Ecclestone revealed new information.

While the affair left a stain on Formula 1 and in particular Renault, it had far reaching wider impacts with Massa arguably losing out on a maiden title win due to the race. He complained at the time but as Renault’s crimes were not fully revealed until a year after, the FIA stated that nothing could be changed due to a rule that said once the prize giving ceremony had taken place, results were set in stone.

“We had enough information in time to investigate the matter. According to the statutes, we should have cancelled the race in Singapore under these conditions. “At the time, Ferrari’s lawyers told me about this rule. We went to other lawyers and the answer was that nothing could be done. So I logically believed in this situation.

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