The deadline has passed for Formula 1 and the FIA to respond to Felipe Massa's lawyers regarding their "Crashgate" complaints.
Massa's claim
Felipe Massa's legal team sent F1 and FIA chiefs an eight-page dossier alleging a "conspiracy" over the handling of the "Crashgate" scandal during the 2008 season, according to The Sun.
Felipe Massa lost out on the 2008 F1 driver's championship.
The Brazilian lost out on the world championship by a single point to Lewis Hamilton during the final race of the campaign.
Earlier in the season he dropped from first to 13th in Singapore, after Nelson Piquet Jr deliberately crashed to help his Renault team-mate Fernando Alonso's own title ambitions.
Piquet Jr crashed during the 14th lap, when only Alonso had pitted.
Ecclestone, 92, said that he and Mosley kept quiet in order to "protect the sport and save it from a huge scandal".
Massa, 42, is now seeking compensation for what his lawyers claim to be tens of millions of euros in lost earning and bonuses.
A potential title change?
Should Massa's legal case be successful, he could potentially be awarded Hamilton's 2008 title.
But the former Ferrari star accepts that this is unlikely.
He said: "There are rules, and there are many things that, depending on the country, you cannot go back after 15 years to resolve a situation."
"A stolen race"
On his case, Massa told Esportlandia: "I consider myself with great chances of having had that title.
"So it just goes to show that I was totally wronged by what happened that year, in a stolen race.
"This made me lift the antenna and go after justice. I'm not a lawyer, but everyone knows, I was clearly wronged and I think justice is part of our fight to get what happened right.
"That was a stolen run. It was manipulation, which is a very serious thing. They totally did a manipulation for a result."
Asked about his Crashgate comments by Reuters, Ecclestone said: "I don't remember any of this."
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