Overview
- Felipe Massa is seeking about £64 million in damages from the FIA, Formula One Management and Bernie Ecclestone over alleged concealment of the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix crash plot.
- Massa’s lawyer alleges senior officials knew of the deliberate crash at the time, pointing to a 2023 interview attributed to Ecclestone, which Ecclestone now says he does not remember giving.
- The defendants have asked the court to strike out the claim for delay and lack of merit, arguing Massa’s and Ferrari’s errors in Singapore and Lewis Hamilton’s season-long performance decided the title.
- The pre-trial hearing in London concluded on Friday, with a ruling to follow on whether the case proceeds to a full trial or is dismissed.
- In a witness statement, Massa says Ferrari reprimanded him in 2009 over public comments about Fernando Alonso, and he is not seeking to change the 2008 championship result.