{"id":289713,"date":"2023-09-06T08:04:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=289713"},"modified":"2023-09-06T08:04:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:04:29","slug":"felipe-massa-expects-ferrari-support-in-bid-to-overturn-lewis-hamiltons-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/racing\/f1\/felipe-massa-expects-ferrari-support-in-bid-to-overturn-lewis-hamiltons-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Felipe Massa &#8216;expects&#8217; Ferrari support in bid to overturn Lewis Hamilton&#8217;s title"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Lewis Hamilton commits to Mercedes until 2025<\/h3>\n<p>Felipe Massa \u201cexpects\u201d support from Ferrari as the former F1 star attempts to legally overturn the result of the 2008 world championship, which saw Lewis Hamilton win the first of his seven titles. Massa has begun a legal challenge to seek damages for what he has described as a \u201cconspiracy\u201d against him 15 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone admitted that he was aware of \u2018Crashgate\u2019 &#8211; the scandal surrounding Nelson Piquet Jr who was accused of deliberately crashing in Singapore in 2008 in order to help team-mate Fernando Alonso win the race.<\/p>\n<p>The crash came at a point when Massa was leading and gave Alonso a major advantage, being the only driver who had already pitted, with Massa ending up finishing 13th and Hamilton took third &#8211; later beating the Brazilian by just a single point in his way to a first world title.<\/p>\n<p>Following Ecclestone\u2019s revelation, Massa and his lawyers sent a letter to F1 and governing body the FIA seeking compensation for the lost title.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> JUST IN <\/strong> <strong>Massa attacks Alonso after call for Hamilton titles to be stripped[REACTION] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/Felipe-Massa-F1-title-2008-4945475.jpg?r=1693986024884\"><\/p>\n<p>Having started legal action over what he described to be a \u201cconspiracy\u201d with an eight-page Letter Before Claim, Massa believes that he will be able to count on the support of his former team Ferrari &#8211; even though they are yet to express their willingness to help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have one certainty: that title is mine and it is Ferrari\u2019s 16th drivers\u2019 title,\u201d Massa told Italian state broadcaster TG1. \u201cI have hired a team of very strong lawyers. 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More info<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Lewis Hamilton breaks silence with blunt response over Massa&#8217;s legal battle[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Verstappen replies to cheating question as Hamilton risks Red Bull fury[INTERVIEW] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Johnny Herbert tells Felipe Massa what will happen in Lewis Hamilton court drama[REACTION] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/Felipe-Massa-Lewis-Hamilton-2008-4945478.jpg?r=1693986024970\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/175x108\/1692868050710.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1692867979615.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1692867979615.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Watch all the live F1 action on NOW TV for just \u00a312 for a day.<\/p>\n<p>You can enjoy\u00a0Premier League, Sky Bet EFL and more thanks to Now&#8217;s Sports membership.<\/p>\n<p>You can also subscribe for a month that costs \u00a326 a month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand why a case of manipulation cannot be verified in the way right, even if a year, two years or 15 years later. At this moment I have not yet had the support of Ferrari, but I expect help from them. I am optimistic: I will fight for the justice until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Massa has threatened to ramp up his efforts if F1 or the FIA do not respond before Friday, September 8, having been informed of the 42-year-old\u2019s legal challenge in the letter to Stefano Domenicali Mohammed Ben Sulayem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/f1-autosport\/1809840\/Felipe-Massa-Lewis-Hamilton-Ferrari-title-2008-crash-F1-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Hamilton commits to Mercedes until 2025 Felipe Massa \u201cexpects\u201d support from Ferrari as the former F1 star attempts to legally overturn the result of the 2008 world championship, which saw Lewis Hamilton win the first of his seven titles. 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