The 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship Thread
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Felipe Massa is in serious condition Saturday night after undergoing surgery on his fractured skull.
Brawn team boss Ross Brawn confirmed that the piece of Rubens Barrichello's car, a rear spring. Fell off and struck Massa on the helmet at the Hungaroring during qualifying weighed nearly 2 pounds and is made of steel.
It resulted in the 28-year-old Brazilian driver sustaining a cut forehead, skull damage and brain concussion, and after surgery he is in intensive care in the central Budapest hospital AEK.
Brawn team boss Ross Brawn confirmed that the piece of Rubens Barrichello's car, a rear spring. Fell off and struck Massa on the helmet at the Hungaroring during qualifying weighed nearly 2 pounds and is made of steel.
It resulted in the 28-year-old Brazilian driver sustaining a cut forehead, skull damage and brain concussion, and after surgery he is in intensive care in the central Budapest hospital AEK.
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I was in bumfuck South Dakota this morning, any video of the accident?
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I got it on DVR....watched it a bunch...F-ing freaky. I hope he is alright.
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Felipe Massa is in serious condition Saturday night after undergoing surgery on his fractured skull.
Brawn team boss Ross Brawn confirmed that the piece of Rubens Barrichello's car, a rear spring. Fell off and struck Massa on the helmet at the Hungaroring during qualifying weighed nearly 2 pounds and is made of steel.
It resulted in the 28-year-old Brazilian driver sustaining a cut forehead, skull damage and brain concussion, and after surgery he is in intensive care in the central Budapest hospital AEK.
Brawn team boss Ross Brawn confirmed that the piece of Rubens Barrichello's car, a rear spring. Fell off and struck Massa on the helmet at the Hungaroring during qualifying weighed nearly 2 pounds and is made of steel.
It resulted in the 28-year-old Brazilian driver sustaining a cut forehead, skull damage and brain concussion, and after surgery he is in intensive care in the central Budapest hospital AEK.
Holy cow!
That sucks, hadn't heard about that yet. Hope he's ok. Best wishes to him and his family for a speedy recovery.
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I think he's still being sedated for his own protection, and there are questions as to whether his vision will have been impacted by this, really scary occurrence, maybe they should have some type of kevlar lining in the helmets to protect from projectiles entering in addition to the normal protection from blunt force in a crash.
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Felipe Massa's Formula One career appears to be hanging in the balance following confirmation he has suffered some damage to his left eye.
Massa is currently in intensive care at the AEK military hospital in Budapest after suffering a skull fracture following a freak accident on Saturday during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Although the 28-year-old, still in a medically-induced coma, has shown signs of improvement after undergoing emergency surgery, it has now emerged Massa may have sustained eye problems.
If that is the case, and the Brazilian is unable to see properly in the future, it will mean his days in motor racing are over.
Professor Robert Veres said: "He has suffered some damage to the eye.
"We don't know if he'll be able to race again.
"I don't know (if he can return). It's too early to say about his future.
"We don't know the extent of the damage. Without an operation it's very hard to evaluate its function."
Veres also confirmed on Monday afternoon Massa remained sedated "to protect his brain", which has apparently experienced some swelling, but he is out of serious danger.
Meanwhile, Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo visited Massa in hospital on Monday and insisted no decisions would be taken over the Italian marque's direction for the rest of the season until the driver's situation was clarified.
"Our first priority is Felipe's recovery, Felipe's progress and so on," he said.
"Felipe's been an important member of the Ferrari family for many years, since he arrived as a kid, so we all hope he can come back soon."
Di Montezemlo added: "(Team principal Stefano) Domenicali has to think and make good proposals for the future.
"We don't want to wait too long for Felipe, but our first priority now is to find out about Felipe, and only at that moment will we take a decision."
Massa is currently in intensive care at the AEK military hospital in Budapest after suffering a skull fracture following a freak accident on Saturday during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Although the 28-year-old, still in a medically-induced coma, has shown signs of improvement after undergoing emergency surgery, it has now emerged Massa may have sustained eye problems.
If that is the case, and the Brazilian is unable to see properly in the future, it will mean his days in motor racing are over.
Professor Robert Veres said: "He has suffered some damage to the eye.
"We don't know if he'll be able to race again.
"I don't know (if he can return). It's too early to say about his future.
"We don't know the extent of the damage. Without an operation it's very hard to evaluate its function."
Veres also confirmed on Monday afternoon Massa remained sedated "to protect his brain", which has apparently experienced some swelling, but he is out of serious danger.
Meanwhile, Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo visited Massa in hospital on Monday and insisted no decisions would be taken over the Italian marque's direction for the rest of the season until the driver's situation was clarified.
"Our first priority is Felipe's recovery, Felipe's progress and so on," he said.
"Felipe's been an important member of the Ferrari family for many years, since he arrived as a kid, so we all hope he can come back soon."
Di Montezemlo added: "(Team principal Stefano) Domenicali has to think and make good proposals for the future.
"We don't want to wait too long for Felipe, but our first priority now is to find out about Felipe, and only at that moment will we take a decision."
