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Breaking: Lewis Hamilton told he must give up 2008 F1 championship

Lewis Hamilton has been told to give up his first World Drivers' Championship, which he claimed in 2008. The call has come from Felipe Massa's lawyers, as part of the Brazilian's legal pursuit to become the 2008 World Champion. Massa is calling for the results from the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix to cancelled, following the ‘Crashgate' saga. Back at the Marina Bay Circuit in 2008, Renault instructed Nelson Piquet Jr to crash, to allow team-mate Fernando Alonso to benefit from a Safety Car. Want to work in Formula 1? Browse the latest F1 job vacancies Piquet followed the team's instructions and crashed, something which helped Alonso move into the race lead. The two-time World Champion...
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