
Former Formula One driver Felipe Massa has filed a lawsuit in London against the FIA, Formula One Management, and Bernie Ecclestone in an attempt to claim the 2008 championship title. Massa is seeking up to $82 million in damages, including prize money lost and potential deals he could have secured as a champion.
Massa alleges that he was the rightful 2008 champion due to the 'Crashgate' incident, where Nelson Piquet Jr. deliberately crashed to help his Renault teammate Fernando Alonso win the Singapore Grand Prix. Despite Renault being punished, the race results stood, leading to Lewis Hamilton narrowly beating Massa to the title by one point.