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Massa claims Ferrari silenced him over crashgate

Nov.3 Felipe Massa has told the London court that Ferrari attempted to stop him from speaking publicly about the 2008 ‘crashgate' scandal – and that his then-future teammate Fernando Alonso knew about the deliberate crash from the start. 'In October 2009, I told journalists that I believe Fernando Alonso knew the crash was intentional,' Massa said in his testimony as he sues the FIA, F1 and former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. 'This assertion was not well-received at the time.' The Brazilian claims Ferrari's contract management company, GSA, drafted an official letter urging him to retract the comments. 'The letter was signed by Henry Peter,' Massa said, referring to the Swiss...
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