Hamilton could sue Verstappen over championship drama, F1 driver scare –

Former Formula 1 star Timo Glock says Felipe Massa’s legal battle for the 2008 world title could damage Max Verstappen’s 2021 title.

Massa launched legal proceedings against the FIA ​​and F1 officials following former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s comments about the collision scandal.
Ecclestone said he and then-FIA president Max Mosley knew about Renault’s wrongdoing at the 2008 Singapore GP before the investigation, but chose to ignore the investigation to avoid the scandal’s background in the sport. These comments prompted Massa to take action, as he believed that if the case had been investigated earlier, the results could have been negligible.
Lewis Hamilton won the world championship by one point this season. Now Glock says the outcome of that legal challenge could have a direct impact on Verstappen’s controversial debut prize.
Verstappen won the 2021 championship in the yard, passing Hamilton on the last lap in the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi.
Although the race ended in a dramatic finale, the FIA ​​later admitted that “human error” by then-race director Michael Masi had given the cars a lap to say they could pass the safety car, leaving Verstappen just behind Hamilton. on new tires.
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff recently said Massa’s legal challenge “sets a precedent” for future controversial world championships. Now Glock seems to agree. “Well, that’s a good question. I’m not 100% sure that’s the right way,” he told PlanetF1.
“I was surprised to see him, because you know, after a long time I had to go to court.
“I don’t know if it works for him. It means he knows what he’s doing. He knows the truth, actually I don’t know what the truth is, the details are.
“So we’ll see. In the end, if he steps up and even wins, we could see another field, which could be Lewis Hamilton against Max Verstappen.
“So, I don’t know if it’s good for the sport. But at the end of the day, I’m not involved in all those details, so I don’t know. I was surprised when I saw it.”