Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Social media and links
Analysis: Crashgate – The long shadow cast by F1’s notorious 2008 Singapore Grand Prix
Massa told £64m High Court fight over Hamilton’s 2008 F1 title ‘will fail’ (The Mirror)
‘He added: ‘Mr Massa argues that, but for the FIA’s handling of the crash, he would have won the drivers’ championship. These declarations treat the court as a sports ‘debating club’, asking it to embark upon a counterfactual exercise concerning the ‘refereeing’ of a sporting event which took place nearly 17 years ago.’ Mr Quest continued that Massa’s claim would ‘deprive Mr Hamilton of his 2008 title’ despite the Brit being ‘equally exposed to the crash’. John Mehrzad KC, for the FIA, said Massa’s claim is ‘torturous as it is overly ambitious’ and ‘conspicuously overlooks a catalogue of his own errors’. And Anneliese Day KC, for Formula One Management, said in written submissions that the claim ‘will fail’.’
An evening with Toto and Susie Wolff was like a bizarre marriage counselling session (The Telegraph)
‘Toto Wolff: ‘There is one lunatic who can basically destroy the record of the greatest champion of all time.’ An official report, while concluding that Masi had made a ‘human error’, determined that he had acted in good faith.’
Schweizerin zieht FIA wegen Praesidentschaftswahl vor Gericht (Blick – German)
‘Villars has applied to the Tribunal de grande instance in Paris to suspend the election, which is scheduled to take place on 12 December in Uzbekistan, until a final ruling on the matter is reached. A first hearing has been set for 10 November.’
Focus on the soft compounds at the Mexico City test (Pirelli)
‘Gabriel Bortoleto completed 136 laps today, covering 585.344 kilometres in total. His best time of 1m19.089s was set on lap 45. Weather conditions remained stable throughout the day, with clear skies and track temperatures that peaked at 51C.’
‘Cable cowboy’ John Malone to step down from media and telecoms empire (Financial Times)
‘Malone, 84, is relinquishing his full-time board role at Formula 1 owner Liberty Media and at Liberty Global, the group behind telecoms operator Virgin Media O2.’
🏁 To my family, friends, teams, sponsors, and fans who have genuinely supported me for the last 30 years in motorsports, I want to thank you for allowing me the privilege to continue our family’s passion on the racetrack.
I have had some really fun times behind the wheel in a…
— Marco Andretti (@MarcoAndretti) October 29, 2025
If Max Verstappen wins every remaining race, either of the McLaren drivers could still beat him to the title by finishing second every time.#F1 #MexicanGP #RaceFans
— RaceFans (@racefans.net) 2025-10-29T15:15:11.064Z
RaceFans always endeavours to credit original sources. Want to share a relevant motorsport link with us? Send it in via the contact form.
Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to L. Martins and HaseyaChooli!
Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free