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Felipe Massa\u2019s lawyers have allowed the FIA and Formula One Management an extension to conclude their internal investigations into the outcome of the 2008 World Drivers\u2019 Championship. Former Formula One star Massa believes he is the victim of a conspiracy that led to him losing the title to Lewis Hamilton that year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Massa alleges that there was a conspiracy to cover up the outcome of the Singapore Grand Prix in 2008. Renault\u2019s Nelson Piquet Jnr is claimed to have crashed on purpose to allow Fernando Alonso to win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If that result had been thrown out, Massa would have won the World Championship. Instead, he lost to then-McLaren ace Hamilton by one point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Massa\u2019s legal team insist that he missed out on \u201ctens of millions of euros\u201d as well as suffering reputational damage. They gave both organisations until October 12 to respond, but that deadline has since been pushed back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFIA and FOM are completing an internal investigation,\u201d lawyer Bernardo Viana told PlanetF1. \u201cThey have requested one last extension to the deadline they initially asked for, from October 12 to November 15.<\/p>\n JUST IN… <\/strong> F1 chiefs risk upsetting Max Verstappen with radical change planned for 2026[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n \u201cWe have agreed to this final period because, if the new administration is indeed looking into the matter in good faith, they will certainly reach the same conclusion we and so many people around the world have.<\/p>\n \u201cWe would like to know what Formula One\u2019s new leadership\u2019s position is on the recently disclosed scandal and the injustice faced by Felipe Massa.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Massa has not been in the paddock since taking an interest in legal action in March, prompted by since-retracted claims by then-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone that the authorities were aware of Piquet\u2019s underhanded tactics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPeople sometimes don\u2019t like to talk about it,\u201d Massa recently said. \u201cThey prefer to talk about it up close, rather than in the media, which I completely understand. But this definitely doesn\u2019t change anything in my fight for justice.<\/span><\/p>\n “I don\u2019t see why Ferrari wouldn\u2019t be on my side \u2026 Because we lost the championship, they took the championship away from us, from me and from Ferrari.<\/p>\n DON’T MISS… <\/strong> \u201cWhen you hear Toto Wolff talking about 2021, Ferrari would need to do the same. So, Ferrari needs to fight for the best of the team and I don\u2019t really see Ferrari far from manipulation, as happened to me.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/5010999.jpg?r=1697213172825\")
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