Lewis Hamilton has said he has no view on the legal action taken by Felipe Massa into the 2008 World Championship.<\/p>\n
Hamilton famously took his first title at the last moment at Interlagos that season, having been in a season-long battle with Massa, but the Brazilian has recently been in court over the impact of the infamous \u2018Crashgate\u2019 scandal.<\/p>\n
Lewis Hamilton keeping clear of Felipe Massa court coverage<\/p>\n
Massa has taken legal action seeking damages worth $82million [\u00a364m] in potential lost earnings for having been a World Champion, with the title battle having gone Hamilton\u2019s way.<\/p>\n
Massa took legal action after a 2023 interview with then-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was published by a German outlet, which included quotes which stated he and then-FIA President Max Mosley had prior knowledge of the \u2018Crashgate\u2019 incident being intentional, in which Renault\u2019s Nelson Piquet Jr was instructed to crash to benefit teammate Fernando Alonso, before it became public knowledge.<\/p>\n
Ecclestone has since denied knowledge of giving the interview, and he, the FIA and Formula One Management deny the claims made against them.<\/p>\n
The former Ferrari driver has recently been in London for a three-day hearing, and he has long insisted that his legal action has been in the interest of \u2018sporting justice\u2019, rather than anything personal against Hamilton<\/a>.<\/p>\n More on Felipe Massa and his 2008 court case<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0From Crashgate to courtroom: A deep dive into Felipe Massa\u2019s $82 million lawsuit<\/a><\/p>\n