Max Mosely, the former president of the FIA, or Whiting then told Ecclestone, but the allegation was “deliberately concealed,” and the FIA decided not to take any steps to investigate the crash, the filing says.
An investigation into the crash was launched in 2008 and concluded the following year. The Renault F1 team was invited by the World Motor Sport Council to answer a charge that it had conspired to cause the crash, according to the claim.
The council decided in 2009 that the crash was deliberate and a result of a conspiracy in the Renault F1 team, the claim says.
Massa’s Claim to the Title
Massa contends that he would have ended the championship with the most points, beating Hamilton, if the Singapore results were canceled or taken from the positions of the racers before the crash.
The claim also states that Ecclestone admitted in an interview in 2023 that he and others in charge decided not to investigate “to protect the sport and save it from a huge scandal.”
The FIA, Formula One, Renault, and representatives for Piquet Jr. did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Ecclestone could not immediately be reached for comment.
