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'Crashgate': Massa takes legal action against F1 over lost 2008 world title

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Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa filed a lawsuit against Formula 1 in London's High Court on Monday. (FIA ABB Formula-E /Getty Images)
Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa filed a lawsuit against Formula 1 in London's High Court on Monday. (FIA ABB Formula-E /Getty Images)

Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa filed a lawsuit against Formula One in London's High Court on Monday seeking damages for missing out on the 2008 world championship title.

Brazilian Massa, 42, lost out to Lewis Hamilton by just a single point in a season where the sport was rocked by the "crashgate" scandal at the Singapore Grand Prix.

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