Felipe Massa expects “help” from Ferrari in legal pursuit of 2008 title | F1

Last month, Massa’s lawyers announced that they had launched legal action against F1 bosses and the FIA over the outcome of the 2008 F1 season.Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 drivers’ title on the final lap in Brazil, beating Ferrari driver Massa by just one point.Massa’s decision to pursue legal action comes after a startling revelation that former CEO Bernie Ecclestone that he and former FIA president Max Mosley was aware that Nelson Piquet Jr. crashed on purpose at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix as part of 'Crashgate'.Piquet’s deliberate crash forced race leader Massa into an early pit stop, where Ferrari failed…

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