Massa [was] in 'Life-threatening' condition

Massa: Full recovery for damaged eye

09 October 2009

Felipe Massa was delighted to learn that his left eye, badly affected in his qualifying crash in Hungary 11 weeks ago, has now fully healed. The Brazilian attended a Paris hospital on Friday in order to undergo further medical tests.

Having suffered the freak accident at the Hungaroring on 25 July, Massa has since missed five Grands Prix as his recuperation continued at home in Brazil; upon arriving at Ferrari Maranello base this week, the Brazilian's wound was visually much improved following cosmetic surgery in Miami.

Massa's eyesight and career have been spared by a matter of millimetres
However, after attending the Piti? Salpetri?re hospital in the French capital for FIA-appointed medical tests, doctors revealed that the Ferrari driver's eye has now fully recovered, after the heavy blow from an airborne steel spring weighing 800g had initially risked full loss of sight in the region affected.

Massa is due to take to the wheel of the F2007 Ferrari in Italy next week, with Monday currently pencilled in as the most likely day.
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Good news for Massa.
 
Ferrari rules out 2009 Massa comeback

By Matt Beer Sunday, October 11th 2009, 17:37 GMT

Felipe Massa, 2009Ferrari has emphasised that Felipe Massa's test in a 2007 Formula 1 car tomorrow is only an early step in his recovery programme and does not mean he will be fit to race before the end of the 2009 season.

The Brazilian has passed a series of medical tests in Paris in preparation for tomorrow's run at Fiorano, but the team says the examination proved that he will definitely not be ready to make a full return until the start of the 2010 world championship.

The test will just be a chance for Massa to gentle re-acclimatise to driving an F1 car, according to Ferrari.

"Tomorrow morning at the Fiorano track, Felipe Massa will get back behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car," said a team statement.

"This is in no way a proper test session and looking at the stopwatch will not be on the agenda - there will be plenty of time for that in 2010, when, alongside Fernando Alonso, he will begin development work of the new single-seater.

"It is simply an opportunity for Felipe to renew his acquaintance with his natural environment, namely the race track. The Brazilian driver will do a few laps at the wheel of a privately owned F2007, run by staff of Ferrari's F1 Clienti department."

Earlier this week Massa revealed that he had little expectation of being fit to race in Abu Dhabi, as he had initially hoped, and Ferrari confirmed that he would definitely not race again in 2009.

"Tomorrow's event is significant but in no way does it signify a return to competition in the near future," said the team.

"In fact, based on a previously taken decision and after an informal medical examination in Paris a few days ago, which proved rather positive, but not enough to endorse a return to competition in the next two months, Felipe and the team want to proceed gradually and without any hurry to recover as well as possible from the effects of the accident that happened in Budapest back on 25th July.

"Therefore talk of a proper return to Formula 1 can wait until the start of the 2010 season and only at that time will the medical checks be carried out, as required by the FIA in order to allow someone who has been injured to return to racing."
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Interesting to see he's still got some sort of bandage on his forehead.
 
^It's probably just from stitches..
 
They should have used carbon fibre, to lower his centre of gravity. :mrgreen:
 
Massa: F60 return feels like a race win
By Matt Beer Sunday, November 15th 2009, 20:14 GMT



Felipe Massa described his return to the cockpit of this year's Ferrari F60 as feeling as satisfying as a grand prix victory.

The Brazilian completed several demonstration laps in the team's 2009 car at today's World Finals event - Ferrari's traditional end of season celebration - at Valencia. It was the first time Massa had driven the F60 since he was injured in Hungarian GP qualifying in July, as the testing restrictions meant he had to use a 2008 car for his comeback test last month.

"It was fantastic and I am so happy," said Massa. "Although I could drive just a little, I really enjoyed being here. I am very motivated - this today for me is like victory. It was just like before the accident at the Hungaroring."

He said the Valencia event had been even more special than his test return at Fiorano or his appearances at the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix.

"I am very happy to be here, that I can work with the team," said Massa. "It's true that I've been with them in Sao Paulo and in Abu Dhabi, but driving is really extraordinary.

"Today I also want to thank all the fans, who were really close to me over the last months. The messages I received were wonderful. Let's hope that we can give our fans some satisfaction in 2010."

The World Finals also marked Fernando Alonso's first official appearance for Ferrari. Team chairman Luca di Montezemolo is confident that in Alonso and Massa the squad will have the best line-up in the 2010 F1 field.

"For me Felipe and Fernando are the best drivers couple in Formula 1," said di Montezemolo. "I am convinced that they both will be very motivated and will want to win. I am not worried about having two Latin drivers, which may be for the first time in our history.

"They both know very well that first of all they are racing for Ferrari and not for themselves."
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