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Massa to keep fighting after Crashgate breakthrough

Mar.19 Felipe Massa says he will continue his fight to be recognised as 2008 world champion despite securing an initial legal breakthrough in the long-running ‘Crashgate' case. A court recently ordered FOM, the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone to cover part of the Brazilian's legal costs – but Massa insists the case is about far more than money. 'My fight is to be recognised as a champion,' he told Diario Sport. 'Because what happened to me isn't fair in any sport.' Massa lost the 2008 title to Lewis Hamilton by a single point, with the outcome heavily influenced by the manipulated Singapore GP. 'We knew the race was rigged, but we found out in 2009 and we had no way to appeal,' he...
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