Felipe Massa is facing a multi-million pound bill if he loses his High Court case to be recognized as the 2008 F1 champion.
Despite the potential financial risks, Massa is pursuing the case, demonstrating that winning still holds great importance to him.
Massa won the 2008 Brazilian GP but lost the title to Hamilton. The outcome of the 2008 F1 world championship was affected by the "Crashgate" incident, in which Nelson Piquet Jr deliberately crashed in the Singapore Grand Prix to help his Renault team-mate Fernando Alonso.
Many see him as that year’s rightful world champion, robbed after Crashgate.
Author's summary: Massa's court case is a quest for recognition as the 2008 F1 champion.