Felipe Massa has filed a lawsuit in London against the FIA, Formula One Management and Bernie Ecclestone over the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. Massa is seeking up to $82m in damages, which includes the prize money he lost and other potential deals he would have obtained as an F1 champion.
Felipe Massa has filed a lawsuit in London against the FIA , Formula One Management and Bernie Ecclestone over the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix . Massa is seeking up to $82m in damages, which includes the prize money he lost and other potential deals he would have obtained as an F1 champion. The former Ferrari driver's representatives confirmed they had filed legal action in the London High Court on Monday. Formula One Management and the FIA declined to comment when contacted by Sky Sports News.
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