Former Ferrari driver Massa lost out on the 2008 world title to McLaren’s Hamilton by a single point and is taking legal action following a revelation by former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone in an interview earlie♊r this year. 

Ecclestone suggested that he and then FIA president Max Mosle🌸y had knowledge of the controversial ‘Crashgate’ incident that saw Renault fix that year’s Singapore Grand Prix - a race which had dramatic consequences for Massa’s title hopes. 

The 92-year-old has since insisted that he cannot remember ever giving the interview to F1-🔜Insider, in which quotes attributed to him claimed Massa was ‘cheated’ out of winn🎶ing the world championship. 

Massa’s leg🦋al representation said they are hopeful that Hamilton will support the Brazilian’s bid to ultimately strip the seven-tim🅷e world champion of his 2008 F1 title. 

Hamilton refused to elaborate on✤ Massa’s lawsuit during two separate TV interviews ah𒀰ead of the Singapore Grand Prix. 

“If that’s the 🎐direction that Felipe wants to go, that’s his decisi🌠on,” Hamilton told reporters in Singapore. “I prefer not to focus on the past. 

“W🐎hether it’s 15 years ago, two years ago, or three days ago. I’m only interested in the present and my focus is on helping my team this week.”

Hamilton insisted 👍that all of his focus is on Mercedes’ performance this weekend. 

“I expect them [Red Bull] to be very fast here,” he adde൩d. 

“It’s not a track that we [Mercedes] have done that well in recent years, even if I’ve had some success hꦿere, but I’m still hopeful. We just need to maximise every session and work together as a team."