Overview
- Initial High Court hearings ran October 28–31 in London before Judge Robert Jay, with a decision on whether the case advances to discovery still pending.
- The former Ferrari driver is seeking about $82 million in economic and moral damages, not a retroactive change to the 2008 championship result.
- The FIA and FOM reject the claim, arguing lack of jurisdiction and time limits and asserting that Massa and Ferrari errors contributed to his title defeat.
- Bernie Ecclestone told the court he does not recall the 2023 interview cited by Massa’s team, and his lawyer dismissed the action as an attempt to reopen the 2008 season.
- The dispute follows the FIA’s 2009 finding that Nelson Piquet Jr. intentionally crashed in Singapore, which led to sanctions against Renault officials and underpins Massa’s damages case.