Overview
- Hearings began at the Royal Courts of Justice, with Sir Robert Jay reviewing strike‑out applications from F1, the FIA, and Bernie Ecclestone.
- Autosport reports a decision on whether the case proceeds could come by Friday following this week’s initial sessions.
- Massa seeks roughly £60–64 million in damages plus a declaration that the FIA breached its rules by not promptly investigating the 2008 race.
- The defendants argue the claim has no reasonable prospect of success, citing FIA rules that bar reopening championship classifications after the annual awards.
- The case stems from Nelson Piquet Jr.’s admitted deliberate crash in Singapore in 2008, which led to sanctions for Renault officials, a botched Ferrari pit stop for Massa, and a title loss to Lewis Hamilton by one point.