As revealed by Autosport earlier this month, Massa has been spurred into action by comments from former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone suggesting that knowledge of the controversial 'crashgate' moment at the 2008 Singapore GP came early enough for action to be taken that season.
However, by the time that Nelson Piquet Jr.'s deliberate crash that helped Renault team-mate Fernando Alonso win was formally investigated the following year, it was too late to go back and amend the race result.
Speaking to F1-Insider, Ecclestone had said: "We had enough information in time to investigate the matter. According to the statutes, we should have cancelled the race in Singapore under these conditions.
"That means it would never have happened for the championship standings."
With the points that Massa lost to title rival Lewis Hamilton in that Singapore race proving to be critical to the outcome of the championship battle, the Brazilian is well aware that if the event has been cancelled by the FIA then he would have ended the season on top.
Massa said that Ecclestone's revelation about knowing of the Singapore GP events early enough for action to be taken was enough for him to think about if there were options to call for a legal review.
Speaking to Autosport recently, 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.
"But I intend to study the situation; study what the laws say, and the rules. We have to have an idea of what it is possible to do."
Source: Autosport