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Massa sits out Brazil GP amid F1 lawsuits

Nov.3 Sao Paulo native Felipe Massa will not be at the Brazilian GP this weekend, despite officially serving as a Formula 1 ambassador. The former Ferrari driver is in the midst of legal action against F1 and the FIA, citing recent comments by the sport's ex-supremo Bernie Ecclestone suggesting key officials knew about the 2008 ‘crashgate' scandal before that year's world champion – Lewis Hamilton – was crowned. 42-year-old Massa's legal team has granted the sport's current bosses more time to respond to his claims, and since the new saga emerged he has agreed not to attend races. That will also apply this weekend at Massa's local circuit, Interlagos. But the Italian...
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