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Massa files lawsuit against FIA, FOM over 2008 F1 Singapore GP

On Monday, representatives of Massa confirmed that action has been lodged in the High Court of Justice against the three parties as the Brazilian, who missed out on the 2008 F1 drivers' title to then-McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton by one point, believes that the result of the Marina Bay race should be voided.

Infamously, Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr deliberately crashed to trigger a safety car, which enabled team-mate Fernando Alonso to take the victory. Hamilton finished second, as Massa failed to score following a botched pitstop when he set off with the fuel hose still attached.

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