Felipe Massa is seeking up to $82 million (£60 million) in damages in the 'Crashgate' lawsuit against Formula One Management, the FIA and former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
The former Ferrari driver will travel to London next month with his first appearance in the High Court set to take place on October 28.
Massa's lawsuit surrounds the 2008 'Crashgate' scandal, which saw Renault instruct its driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to purposefully crash in the Singapore Grand Prix.
It occurred while Massa was leading, with the Brazilian having ended up finishing in 13th after a poor pit stop which was completed under the safety car for the recovery of Piquet's Renault.
Massa went on to lose the drivers' title to Lewis Hamilton by a single point. A year later, Renault were punished once the scandal came to light; however, the lawsuit is tied to comments made by Ecclestone in 2023.
During an interview with German publication F1 Insider, Ecclestone revealed that he and then-FIA president Max Mosley were aware in 2008 of what Renault had done.
Despite discovering what had happened in Singapore, Ecclestone admitted that the sport's authorities opted against taking action, in an bid to protect the championship from a "huge scandal".
It was shortly after these comments that legal proceedings were announced by Massa. The claims have been denied by Ecclestone, the FIA and Formula One Management.
According to The Times, Massa will be represented next month by Nick de Marko KC, with the Brazilian having told the British publication ahead of his court appearance: "Accountability is key to preventing future fraud.
"Those entrusted with protecting the sport directly violated their duties, and they cannot be allowed to benefit from concealing their own misconduct.
"Such conduct is unacceptable in any sphere of life, especially in a sport followed by millions, including children.
"We will pursue this to the very end in order to achieve a just and fair outcome — for myself, for motorsport in Brazil, and for the sport as a whole."
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