Felipe Massa towards everybody: the Brazilian additionally accuses Fernando Alonso and Ferrari
The whole motorsport world is ready to see what’s going to come out of the Royal Court docket of Justice in London. It’s there that Felipe Massa has submitted his declare to the FIA, FOM, citing Bernie Ecclestone, and Components 1 itself, searching for recognition because the 2008 world champion and compensation of roughly 73 million euros.
The Brazilian’s declare is especially based mostly on the much-discussed 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, the place he argues he suffered vital injury. The identical occasion can be cited by the opposing aspect, as errors occurred on their half throughout that dramatic pit cease.
In his first statements, nonetheless associated to the preliminary listening to, the previous Ferrari driver recalled the episodes from these years that led him to struggle for the title till the final race towards Lewis Hamilton. The Briton gained his first crown after the legendary overtake on Timo Glock, at a second when Felipe Massa’s pit wall had already erupted with pleasure. The video of these moments has since change into a part of Components 1 historical past.
The São Paulo driver insists that he’s the true champion of that season, and to help his argument, he has highlighted key factors in his relationship with Fernando Alonso: “Ferrari requested me to apologize to him,” the Brazilian defined in statements collected by Motor Sport Journal. This isn’t out of nowhere, because the Asturian was additionally a central determine that season, albeit unintentionally.
The 2008 runner-up was very vocal about Alonso in these years. Felipe Massa claimed that Fernando Alonso knew each element of Crashgate in 2008, though he by no means managed to show it and investigations persistently dismissed any involvement. The finger was pointed extra on the Renault group, led by Flavio Briatore, and naturally at Nelson Piquet Jr. Alonso benefited from that end result, however Massa at all times went additional. With out proof, in fact.
Later, the 2 would change into teammates, and in keeping with Felipe Massa, Ferrari requested him to apologize to Alonso, which the Brazilian didn’t like and due to this fact refused: “At that second I understood that Ferrari had employed Alonso. They despatched me an announcement saying I ought to apologize to him. I refused.”
The connection between the two-time Spanish champion and Massa has at all times been fluctuating. It skilled tense moments, such because the decision in Europe 2007 and Fernando Alonso’s complaints about Ferrari’s borderline defensive maneuvers.
Traditionally, Fernando Alonso dominated 58-19 in qualifying classes and a crushing 58-6 in races. Many nonetheless keep in mind messages like “Fernando is quicker than you” to let Alonso go in races or Felipe Massa’s glorious work within the 2012 Interlagos race the place they almost clinched the championship forward of Vettel and Purple Bull. Now we’ll see what occurs within the British courtroom and whether or not Massa will succeed relating to the occasions of Singapore 2008.
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