UK Court Orders FIA, FOM and Ecclestone to Pay Massa’s £250,000 Costs, Blocks Direct Appeal

Overview

• An English High Court order requires the FIA, Formula One Management and Bernie Ecclestone to pay £250,000 in Felipe Massa’s legal costs.
• The court barred an appeal to the Court of Appeal, leaving only the option to seek permission for a limited-point petition to the Supreme Court.
• Massa’s case now moves toward trial, with his lawyers pressing for full disclosure of documents and preparation for witness testimony.
• The lawsuit centers on the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix crash deliberately caused at Renault’s direction, later admitted by Nelsinho Piquet, which affected the one‑point title outcome.
• Massa’s claim leans on Bernie Ecclestone’s 2023 interview acknowledging prior knowledge of the incident, and he says he seeks recognition as co‑champion rather than stripping Lewis Hamilton.