Overview
- Justice Robert Jay ruled that Massa has a real prospect of succeeding at trial on unlawful means conspiracy and inducement claims.
- Breach of contract and tort claims against the FIA were dismissed as time‑barred or lacking a real prospect of success, and the court refused declaratory relief.
- The judge found the limitation clock could start with Bernie Ecclestone’s 2023 interview, which supplied essential facts Massa could not reasonably have known earlier.
- The court stressed major hurdles on causation and directed any surviving elements tied to French law to be clarified with expert evidence and reformulated, with potential appeals possible.
- No trial date has been set, damages are the only potential remedy, and the 2008 season result remains unchanged under FIA governance.