{"id":130151,"date":"2023-09-13T10:01:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T10:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=130151"},"modified":"2023-09-13T10:01:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T10:01:20","slug":"newcastle-takeover-lawyer-confident-lewis-hamilton-will-be-stripped-of-2008-f1-world-title-amid-massas-legal-fight-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/newcastle-takeover-lawyer-confident-lewis-hamilton-will-be-stripped-of-2008-f1-world-title-amid-massas-legal-fight-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle takeover lawyer confident Lewis Hamilton WILL be stripped of 2008 F1 world title amid Massa\u2019s legal fight | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
LAWYERS who worked on the Saudi takeover of Newcastle are confident Lewis Hamilton will be stripped of his 2008 F1 title in a legal bid by Felipe Massa.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Brazilian missed out on the world championship by a single point.<\/p>\n And he feels he was the victim of a deliberate crash earlier in the season by Nelson Piquet Jr, which saw Massa drop from first to 13th<\/sup> at the Singapore GP.<\/p>\n Massa started his legal action in August over a \u201cconspiracy\u201d regarding what is now known as \u201cCrashgate.\u201d<\/p>\n And a deadline for F1 chiefs to respond passed earlier this month.<\/p>\n Massa believes the Singapore race should have been cancelled, especially when Piquet Jr admitted his crash was deliberate in 2009.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And Massa\u2019s lawyer is feeling confident of success in court, claiming everything will come to light.<\/p>\n Bernardo Viana is working with a legal team including Nick De Marco, a barrister specialising in sport.<\/p>\n He assisted Newcastle\u2019s legal battle with the Premier League following 2021\u2019s takeover by Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund.<\/p>\n And Viana's team believe there is more undisclosed information over \u201cCrashgate\u201d to come, which will vindicate Massa\u2019s claims and result in the 2008 F1 trophy being his.<\/p>\n <\/picture>JUST CHILLING <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>KELL OF A LOOK <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>LOST TRACK <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>FAST LANE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Viana told Motorsport.com: \u201cThe objective is to bring the trophy home. It\u2019s not financial.<\/p>\n \u201cTo get there, several measures will be taken with different aims, some to obtain information and others to obtain statements.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want everything that happened in 2008\/09 to come to light.<\/p>\n \u201cWe understand that there is even more information that has not been made public.<\/p>\n \u201cFelipe has nothing against Hamilton, absolutely nothing. This case is against what was done by the previous leadership at FOM and FIA.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have nothing against Hamilton.\u201d<\/p>\n
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