Crashgate Scandal: Still on the Top 15 Years Later
The Crashgate scandal in the 2008 Formula 1 season is still on the agenda 15 years later. Felipe Massa suffered a lot during the safety car period that emerged towards the end of the race, when his teammate Fernando Alonso crashed while Felipe Massa was leading the race, due to the rupture of the fuel hose during the pit stop. zamHe fell behind by losing the moment and finished the race without points. This allowed Lewis Hamilton to finish in third place and take the season-ending title by a single point.
After the incident, former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone said that the incident was known before the end of the season, Felipe Massa initiated legal action against F1 and the FIA through his lawyers.
If the court rules in Massa's case, it will mean Ferrari wins the 2008 drivers' championship.
However, Ferrari prefers to stay away from this process. Team principal Frederic Vasseur said: "I don't want to make any comments on this. I have a good relationship with all stakeholders and this is a very difficult situation. Besides, the conditions were completely exceptional.” said.
"I don't want to make any comments, but it sure will be weird," Vasseur said. used his statements.
Team boss, "At the end of the day, let alone 15 years, I am not a fan of changing the result of a race even 15 minutes after the checkered flag." said.
