OCTOBER 28, 2010

Barrichello wins Google verdict

Rubens Barrichello has won $118,000 in a libel action against Google Brazil.

Rubens Barrichello has won $118,000 in a libel action against Google Brazil.

A Sao Paulo court ruled that Google took too long to remove fake profiles mocking Barrichello from its website, after notification from representatives of the driver.

It is understood that Barrichello was made fun of for playing second fiddle to Michael Schumacher for so long at Ferrari, with Brazilian journalists also asking Felipe Massa earlier this year if he feared similar consequences after moving over for Fernando Alonso at Hockenheim...