McLaren poke fun at Felipe Massa for considering legal action over Lewis Hamilton’s 2008 F1 title win
Earlier this month, Massa - who went head-to-head for the world championship with Hamilton in 2008 - sensationally revealed he’s studying ♕“what the laws say and the rules” as he looks for justice.
Massa lost out to Hamilton by just one-point in a ⛎dramatic season finale in Brazil, losing out as the British driver famously overtook Timo Glock on the last lap.
The pointꦫ of contention goes back to Singapore that season, when the ‘Crashgate’ scandal occurred.
Renault got their second driver - Nelson Piquet Jr - to crash deliberately to aid 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso’s chances.
Alonso ultimatelඣy won the race, while Massa - who started the race from pole position - finished outside of the points.
Piquet Jr’s crash caused a 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Safety Car, which prompted Masꦺsa to come into the pit lane for an unscheduled stop.
Fe🏅rrari failed to detach the fuel hose from Massa’s car, ruining his race as he dropped out of the top eight.
Massa’s argument is that if Singapore was voided, then he would have been champion, rather t🦄han Hamilton.
Th꧑e former Ferrari 🥃and Williams driver’s remarks come after Bernie Ecclestone’s stark revelation that he and former FIA president Max Mosely were aware of what went on.
🏅Ecclestone said: “We decided not to do anything, we wanted to protect the sport and save it from a huge scandal.”
Thus, Massa is considering leg🍰al action 15 years ไon from his memorable title defeat.
“After 15 years,” he told Corriere dello Sport. “We hear that the [former] owner of the category says that he found out in 2008, together with the president of the FIA, and they did nothing [so as] to not tarꦍnish the name of F1.
“This is very sad, to know the re🤡sult of this race was supposed to be cancelled and I would have a title. In the end, I was the one who lost the most with this result. So, we are going after it to understand all this.
“But I intend to study the situation; study what the laws say, and the rules. We have to have an idea of what is poওssible to do.”
McLare💯n have poked fun at Massa through their various social media channels, posting a video captioned: “denial is a river i🐼n Egypt”.
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