As the lawyer explains, Felipe Massa has one goal in the legal dispute over Lewis Hamilton’s F1 championship.

Felipe Massa, a former Ferrari driver, has filed a lawsuit to challenge Lewis Hamilton of McLaren’s 2008 Formula One Championship victory.

Felipe Massa’s legal team is confident that they can deny Lewis Hamilton of his first Formula One championship.

2008’s Singapore Grand Prix saw Hamilton defeat Ferrari’s Felipe Massa by one point to claim his first championship.
Following Nelson Piquet Jr.’s crash, the Briton finished third in a rain-affected night race to defeat Massa for the championship.

Despite starting on pole, Massa could only manage a 12th-place finish after a botched pit stop cost him the championship.
To help his teammate Fernando Alonso, who went on to win the race, Renault driver Piquet admitted in 2009 that he intentionally crashed on orders from his crew.

It is an admission that Massa and his team feel should have resulted in the cancellation of the race.
The FIA, the organization in charge of regulating the sport, has until the middle of October to respond to a Letter Before Claim that Massa’s attorney, Bernardo Viana, sent to them in August.

Bringing the trophy home is the goal.
According to Viana, it’s not a financial issue.
“Several actions will be taken to get there with various goals in mind, some to gather data and others to gather statements.
We desire the public knowledge of everything that occurred in 2008–2009.
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“We understand that there is even more information that has not been made public,” he continued.
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Nick De Marco, a sports law attorney who defended Newcastle in their legal dispute with the Premier League regarding the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund takeover, is also a member of the legal team Massa has put together.

Massa has previously referred to the events in Singapore as a “conspiracy” and has vowed to “fight to the end” to be named world champion, but Viana insists there is nothing against Hamilton, who they want to provide evidence to back up the claim.

Felipe, he declared, “has nothing against Hamilton, not even a thing.”.
“What the previous FOM and FIA leadership did is against what this case is against.
Nothing about Hamilton bothers us. “.

The fact that Bernie Ecclestone admitted in March that he regretted not taking action at the time and that he believed Brazilian driver Massa had been “cheated” out of the championship strengthens Massa’s case.

Massa stated to esportelandia in May, “I consider myself to have great chances of having held that title.”.
“Singapore was a great deal, if you remember. After Bernie Ecclestone mentioned it, we are attempting to determine whether there is any chance of going back legally.
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Thus, it only proves that I was completely wronged by what transpired that year, in a stolen race, he continued. This inspired me to seek justice and raise my antenna.
I’m not a lawyer, but as is common knowledge, I was clearly wronged, and I believe that in our fight to make things right, justice is an important component.

“That was an illegal run. A very serious issue, manipulation, was involved. There was no malfunctioning engine.
Additionally, there was a broken engine, but that was expected given the nature of the game.
Because he wanted to support his teammate, who was in last place, in the race, they forced Nelsinho Piquet to crash. They totally engaged in result manipulation.
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