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F1, FIA, Ecclestone fight back in Massa crashgate case

Jun.12 Formula 1, the FIA and former supremo Bernie Ecclestone have won permission to take Felipe Massa's crashgate case directly to the UK Supreme Court. The latest development marks a significant counterattack by the defendants after Massa scored a partial legal victory earlier this year. The Brazilian, who lost the 2008 world championship to Lewis Hamilton by a single point, is seeking damages linked to the infamous Singapore crashgate scandal. Massa argues that the outcome of the championship was unfairly affected when Renault ordered Nelson Piquet Jr to deliberately crash during the Singapore GP, helping Fernando Alonso win the race while compromising Ferrari's strategy. In March, a...
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