The former Ferrari driver is taking legal action against F1 bosses and is seeking compensation resulting from the ‘Crashgate’ scandal that he and his lawyers c🐼laim cost hi🐽m the 2008 world championship. 

Massa lost out on the 2008 title by a single point to McLaren’s Hamilton, with Renault’s fixing of that year’s Singapore Grand Prix ꦜcosting him vital points. 

It marked✨ the first of seven world championships that Hamilton has won throughout his career. 

The Brazilian’s legal representation hope that Hamilton will ultimately support his former title rival’s bid to overturn the outco🔴me of that year’s world championship. 

"He is an important ambassador for the sport and has always defended sporting integrity,” Bernardo Viana, a partner at law firm♛ Vieira Rezende Advogados, told . 

“He is an honorary Brazilian citize✱n and very well ꦬliked by Brazilians, so I hope he will support us. 

"We have absolutely nothing against Hamilton.”

Massa has maintained that he is focused on seeking “justice for the sport” rather tha𒆙n the “tens oꦐf millions of dollars” in financial losses. 

Viana revealed that Massa’s legal team have pushed back the deadline for F1 and goౠverning body the FIA to respond to an eight-page Letter Before Claim until mid-October. 

"The ball is on their court, we've beenꦇ wait💛ing for their response,” he added. 

"They asked for more time, until mid-October, and in good fꦉaith we have 𝕴agreed to that.”

Massa's legal action was prompted by former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone's stunning admission that he and then FIA president Max Mosley were aware that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nelson Piquet Jr had crashed deliberately in Singapore. 

Ecclestone𒁏 has since said he has no recoꦕllection of giving the interview.