Felipe Massa files a legal complaint against Formula 1 (F1) and the International Automobile Federation (FIA) in an attempt to reverse the outcome of the 2008 championship, 16 years after the incident occurred. Massa, a Brazilian driver, officially started a process against F1 and the FIA after the 2008 Crashgate scandal. His goal is to annul the result of the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, which would consequently change the outcome of the entire championship. However, amidst the legal process, Massa’s former race engineer accepted the defeat of the 2008 championship and allied with Lewis Hamilton.
The legal complaint filed by Massa also seeks financial compensation for the former world champion. He stated that he is focused on the present and not worried about the past. Therefore, Massa believes he has the freedom to pursue what he desires, according to his engineer. Furthermore, the former Ferrari driver made clear his intentions with the process and what he hopes to achieve by winning the case.
The race engineer made it clear that Lewis Hamilton legitimately won the 2008 championship. Even for someone like Massa, winning the championship would have been a remarkable achievement. However, Hamilton’s victory in the championship should not be questioned. The engineer also emphasized that losing the title is part of the sport, as the driver with the most points at the end of the season is declared the champion.
A pesar de haber afirmado anteriormente que no estaba interesado en obtener ganancias financieras con el caso, Massa, de 46 años, ahora está buscando una compensación de más de $160 millones de la F1 y la FIA. Como resultado, el comentarista de F1, Matt Bishop, expresó su opinión sobre el tema en los últimos días. Bishop cree que, 16 años después, Massa ha encontrado una forma rápida y fácil de ganar $100 millones. También expresó su escepticismo sobre la posibilidad de revertir los resultados del campeonato de 2008, sugiriendo que el objetivo principal de Massa con el proceso es obtener ganancias financieras con el caso antiguo.
La FIA y la F1 aún no han presentado su versión de la historia en relación con la demanda legal presentada en su contra. Además, el organismo regulador ha decidido mantener los detalles del caso en secreto hasta el momento final. Por lo tanto, solo el tiempo revelará el resultado del proceso. Actualmente, el principal objetivo de Massa es participar activamente en el caso y potencialmente tener éxito en revertir los resultados del campeonato de 2008.
