Overview
- Defence teams for Formula One Management, the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone urged a London judge to throw out Felipe Massa’s claim, calling it a misguided attempt to revisit the 2008 result.
- Lawyers argued the suit was filed too late and said Massa and Ferrari’s own errors in the Singapore race, including a botched pit stop with a fuel hose attached, cost him points.
- Massa seeks about £64 million in damages and declarations over alleged failures to promptly investigate the 2008 Singapore ‘Crashgate’ incident, which he says would have changed the title outcome.
- The case leans on Ecclestone’s 2023 interview suggesting he and then‑FIA president Max Mosley knew of the deliberate crash; Ecclestone says he does not remember the interview and has cited mistranslation.
- The hearing before Mr Justice Robert Jay at the Royal Courts of Justice will determine if the claim has sufficient prospects for a full trial, with a formal decision expected after the proceedings.