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F1: Massa title claim 'misguided'

As his legal challenge gets underway in London, Felipe Massa's claim on the 2008 world championship title is described as 'misguided'. The Brazilian claims that losing the 2008 title by a single point hinged on the fact that the result of that year's Singapore Grand Prix should have been thrown out as a result of Nelson Piquet deliberately crashing his Renault. Massa had been leading the race, but following the crash, which brought out the Safety Car, the Ferrari driver lost the lead due to a botched pit stop. 'Crash-gate', as it came to be known, saw Renault boss Flavio Briatore banned from the sport and led to the French manufacturer withdrawing from F1 - though both subsequently...
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