According to reports, former Brazilian Formula 1 driver, Felipe Massa has filed a lawsuit against the FIA (governing body), F1 Management & Bernie Ecclestone over the events that transpired during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.Massa is reportedly seeking US$ 82 million in damages, which covers the prize money he lost and other potential deals he could have obtained as an F1 world champion.
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By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The legal team advising Felipe Massa in his attempt to be declared 2008 Formula One world champion hope Lewis .
The legal team advising Felipe Massa in his attempt to be declared 2008 Formula One world champion hope Lewis Hamilton will support the case in the name of sporting integrity, one of the Brazilian's lawyers has said. Bernardo Viana also told Reuters the lawyers had agreed to give Formula One and the sport's governing body, the FIA, until mid-October to respond to a Letter Before Claim sent to them on Aug. 15. The legal team had initially set a Friday deadline.