Felipe Massa’s former race engineer Rob Smedley says he accepted their failure to win the 2008 world championship, which the driver is trying to claim through the courts.
2008 F1 season articles archive
Massa brings lawsuit against FIA and FOM over 2008 Singapore Grand Prix
Formula 1
Posted onFelipe Massa has begun legal proceedings against the FIA and Formula One Management over the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Alonso and Hamilton unwilling to discuss Massa’s bid to claim 2008 title
Formula 1
Posted onFelipe Massa’s former rivals were unwilling to discuss his efforts to claim the championship he lost at his home race a decade and a half ago.
Massa insists he deserves the 2008 title and “most people agree with me”
2023 F1 season
Posted onFelipe Massa says he has received replies from Formula 1 and the FIA to his legal letters regarding the outcome of the 2008 world championship.
Ferrari unwilling to comment on Massa’s legal claim over 2008 title defeat
2023 F1 season
Posted onFerrari’s Frederic Vasseur said it would be “strange” if the outcome of the 2008 championship was revisited in response to a claim made by its ex-driver Felipe Massa.
Massa’s problematic vision of Lance Armstrong-style justice over Crashgate
F1 history
Posted onFelipe Massa sees parallels between the Tour de France doping controversy and the Crashgate scandal he believes cost him the 2008 world championship. Is he right?
Which was F1’s best down-to-the-wire title fight?
Debates and Polls
Posted onWhat was Formula 1’s best ever championship showdown? Recap all thirty final race title deciders and then let us know what you think was F1’s best climax to a season.
Hamilton: FIA screwed me out of Spa 2008 win
F1 history
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s lost victory in the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa still rankles with him 10 years on.
Crashgate: The long shadow cast by F1’s notorious 2008 Singapore Grand Prix
F1 history
Posted onThe most notorious piece of cheating ever seen in Formula One took place on this day five years ago.
Piquet Jnr reveals how ‘Crashgate’ was planned
2008 F1 season
Posted onNelson Piquet Jnr has broken his silence over the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix conspiracy.
Nelson Piquet Jnr claims ‘Crashgate’ libel damages
2008 F1 season
Posted onRenault have apologised to Nelson Piquet Jnr over the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix affair.
Briatore wins appeal against lifetime ban from motorsport
2008 F1 season
Posted onFlavio Briatore has successfully overturned his lifetime ban from motor racing.
Briatore and Symonds step down as Renault accepts Singapore crash charge
2009 F1 season
Posted onThe Renault F1 team has confirmed it will not contest the FIA’s charges against the team over the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Piquet Jnr and Alonso in Renault conspiracy claim
2008 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onA Brazilian journalist claims Renault are to be investigated by the FIA over the result of last year’s Singapore Grand Prix.
Ferrari win 16th F1 constructors’ title
2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari sealed the F1 constructors’ championship title in the Brazilian Grand Prix, increasing their record tally of titles to 16. Although Ferrari is the only active team to compete in the first ever world championship F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1950, half of its title have come in the last ten years.
Fernando Alonso’s bad luck turns good for win
2008 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso scored his first win in over a year and Renault’s first win in almost twice that time as the new Singapore circuit created a surprise result.
Massa beats Hamilton to first Singapore pole by half a second
2008 Singapore Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onFelipe Massa will start Formula 1’s first ever night race in Singapore from pole position after taking pole position by over half a second.
Sebastian Vettel brushes title rivals aside to win
2008 Italian Grand Prix review
Posted onSebastian Vettel became F1’s youngest winner in the Italian Grand Prix. He finished first ahead of Heikki Kovalainen and Robert Kubica.
Alonso criticises McLaren again
2008 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso has sparked fresh debate about his controversial season with McLaren last year by making several critical remarks about the team in recent interviews.
Kovalainen grabs first win after Hamilton and Massa suffer failures
2008 Hungarian Grand Prix review
Posted onFelipe Massa was three laps away from victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix – and the lead of the world championship – when a shock engine failure ended an excellent drive.