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Ferrari not supporting Massa's 2008 title push

Aug.24 Ferrari's boss says he is not supportive of a push by Felipe Massa to be declared world champion. Massa, now retired, was racing a Ferrari in 2008 when Renault's Nelson Piquet deliberately crashed during the Singapore GP. Ex-F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone admitted recently that the sport's authorities knew about the deliberate act of cheating before Lewis Hamilton beat Massa to the 2008 title. His lawyers have now warned the FIA and F1 that they are seriously considering legal action to strip Hamilton of his first crown and have it transferred to Massa, 42, along with damages. In 2008, Frederic Vasseur led the GP2 team ART – but he is now in charge at Ferrari. When asked about...
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