Felipe Massa's lawsuit against Formula One, its former boss Bernie Ecclestone and the governing FIA over his claim he was the rightful winner of the 2008 world drivers' championship for Ferrari can continue in part, London's High Court has ruled.

Massa is suing for a declaration that he ought to have won the 2008 drivers' title, which he lost to Lewis Hamilton by a single point. He's also seeking damages of around Stg 64 million ($A129 million).

His case turns on the "crashgate" scandal at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, which Massa was leading from pole position when fellow Brazilian Nelson Piquet Jr crashed to try and help his Renault teammate Fernando Alonso, who won the race.

Piquet in 2009 revealed he had been ordered to crash by team bosses, who were subsequently banned.

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