Massa believes he, and not Lewis Hamilton, should be declared 2008 champion: ''My hope is to fight for the justice of the sport, and I’m here for that.'
Felipe Massa was runner-up in the F1 title fight to Lewis Hamilton 15 years ago, missing out on the championship by a single point. Massa says race-fixing shenanigans—shenanigans that Massa believed the FIA and FOM found out about—cost him the championship.“I think it’s clear,” Massa told Autoweek on the current situation. “We sent a letter to the FIA, we sent a letter to FOM, and we are waiting.
In the Singapore race that year, Hamilton finished third, scoring six points, while Massa failed to score after his fuel hose was left affixed to his Ferrari during the pit stop after the controversial safety car period. Massa, who had led the race early on, dropped outside of the top 10 and later spun. “I think it’s clear,” Massa told Autoweek on the current situation. “We sent a letter to the FIA, we sent a letter to FOM, and we are waiting.
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