Massa: Ferrari forbade me to speak publicly about Alonso.

      The hearings in the High Court in London over Felipe Massa's lawsuit against the FIA, FOM and Bernie Ecclestone continue to shed light on events from 16 years ago. The Brazilian driver said that in 2009 Ferrari's lawyers sent him a warning about making unacceptable remarks about Fernando Alonso, with whom the team had already signed a contract.

      Felipe Massa: "In October 2009 I told journalists that, in my opinion, Fernando Alonso knew that Nelson Piquet Jr. deliberately crashed the car in Singapore. When Ferrari became aware of my interview, the law firm acting on behalf of Gestions Sportives Automobiles SA sent me a letter on 16 October 2009 warning against making public statements about Fernando Alonso. Back in July 2009, before the crash in Hungary, I learned that Alonso would be driving for Ferrari in 2010. The letter was signed by one of Ferrari's lawyers, Henry Peter. Then Ferrari prepared a statement that I was supposed to make, but I refused. Instead, I told the team that it was time to look to the future."