Massa Case: Frédéric Vasseur does not want the result of the 2008 season to change
For several weeks, Felipe Massa has been at the center of a legal battle following the Crashgate incident at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. Frédéric Vasseur, the current director of the Scuderia, does not want the race and championship results to change as a result of this affair.
Here is a story that is making noise. And it will continue to do so. Felipe Massa clearly never got over losing his 2008 World Championship title. And this is partly because of the Singapore Grand Prix.
During this race, Nelson Piquet Jr deliberately crashed his Renault into the wall in order to secure a victory for his teammate Fernando Alonso. However, amidst all this chaos, Felipe Massa failed to score any points. This penalty affected him in the final race in Brazil, where despite his victory, Lewis Hamilton clinched the world championship.
A complex case
Recently, Bernie Ecclestone had revealed being aware of the story but had not disclosed anything to protect the image of Formula 1, which he was leading at the time.
Facing these comments, Felipe Massa has initiated legal proceedings in an attempt to reclaim the title from 2008. According to Frédéric Vasseur, the boss of the Scuderia, this case is complex due to exceptional circumstances. Despite the facts, he believes that the results of that season should not be changed.
“I am not a big supporter of changing the result 15 minutes after the flag, let alone 15 years later,” he justified.
