Lewis Hamilton could be stripped of F1 world title as ex-rival plots challenge over ‘crashgate’

News.com.au - 05/04
Lewis Hamilton’s maiden F1 title in 2008 could be challenged in court by Felipe Massa, who finished that season as the runner-up.

Lewis Hamilton’s maiden F1 title in 2008 could be challenged in court by Felipe Massa, who finished that season as the runner-up.

The Sun reports Massa famously lost out on the final lap of the final race in Brazil, when Hamilton moved into fifth to clinch the title by one point.

However, the decisive point that season proved to be the deliberate crash at the Singapore GP when Nelson Piquet Jr was told to go into the barriers, resulting in the safety car that ultimately helped his then teammate Fernando Alonso win the race.

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