Originally Posted by
pdisme
Do you guys know what actually happened with Massa? Did the spring penetrate the helmet and crack his skull or was it just the impact that did it? Did it go through the visor or the actual helmet part? And what helmet brand too I'd be interested in knowing; I think many F1 drivers use some exotic helmet brand that's like $5k+ for one helmet, I'm drawing a blank on the name right now.
From what I heard on the BBC telecast, the spring hit his helmet just above the left eye. The helmet was still intact, but the spring caused a 4 inch groove in the helmet, shattered the visor and gave him a deep cut across his eyebrow. From what they say it was the impact that caused it. Schuberth is the supplier for the majority of the helmets.
Also, I really don't think Schumi will come back to race, he went out while still winning for a reason.