Massa's F1 future in doubt

A doctor says Felipe Massa's life is no longer in danger, but that the Ferrari driver sustained an eye injury in his crash which could affect his future in Formula One.

Massa shows signs of improvement

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa's displays signs of recovery following surgery on a fractured skull sustained during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Massa 'communicating' as condition improves

Felipe Massa's health was improving today after the Formula One driver made "passive communication" with doctors, and medical scans provided "positive signs."

Eye injury could end Massa's career

• 'We don't know if he'll be able to race again' says doctor• 'Improving' Massa visited by Barrichello and BrawnFelipe Massa's Formula One career appears to be hanging in the balance following confirmation that he has suffered some damage to his left eye.Massa is 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 emerged that 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."Earlier today it was reported that Massa had "a quiet night" as he continued his recovery.After yesterday's race at the Hungaroring, Massa was visited by the Ferrari team principal, Stefano Domenicali, team-mate Kimi Raikkonen and the Brawn GP driver Rubens Barrichello and team principal, Ross Brawn.It was a spring that had worked loose on Barrichello's car that hit Massa on his helmet at 162mph, causing his injuries and subsequent crash into a tyre barrier.A Ferrari spokesman said: "Felipe had a quiet night. He is OK, and he is due to have another CT scan today."Doctors at the hospital were encouraged by the positive results of yesterday's first CT scan following surgery and hoped that Massa would continue to show steady improvement.A spokesman for the Hungarian defence ministry, under whose jurisdiction the hospital is run, has been quoted as saying on local television that Massa is starting to "communicate actively"."He reacts when he's spoken to. We are optimistic a slow recovery is beginning," said Istvan Bocskai, who also confirmed Massa could move his hands and legs.FIA president Max Mosley has, meanwhile, asked for an investigation to be launched into recent debris-related accidents in Formula One and Formula Two.The FIA safety commission, which is made up of medical and technical representatives from all areas of motor sport, will submit a report and recommendations to the world motor sport council.It follows the incident involving Massa and the death of the teenage Formula Two driver Henry Surtees at Brands Hatch when his car was struck by a wheel which had come off a rival's car.FerrariBrawnFormula OneMotor sportguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

Injured F1 driver Massa out of danger

The eye injury Ferrari driver Felipe Massa suffered in a crash this past weekend isn't life-threatening, but the Brazilian faces an uncertain future in Formula One, according to his doctor.

Massa 'could be home in 10 days'

• Injured Ferrari driver talking to family and friends• Massa brought out of artificial coma yesterdayThe injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa is recovering well and could walk out of a Budapest hospital on his own within 10 days, his doctor said on Tuesday."My expectation is that he would walk out of the hospital," Peter Bazso, the medical director of the AEK hospital, told public television M1 today. "If his recovery continues at this pace, I wouldn't rule out that he could leave within 10 days."The Brazilian Ferrari driver fractured his skull in an accident during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday when he was hit just above his left eye by a bouncing spring, weighing almost a kilo, that broke free from his compatriot Rubens Barrichello's Brawn car."He's spending more and more time awake, talking to family and friends," Bazso said, adding that they could begin "mobilising him" within a few days. Doctors brought Massa, last year's championship runner-up, out of an artificial coma yesterday and also took him off a respirator."I would like to point out that although he's recovering, this is not the end of the story. He is still in a life-threatening condition," Bazso said. "Of course, the danger is decreasing by the day."Bazso said it was too early to predict whether Massa had suffered any lasting damage. Ferrari officials, including team boss Stefano Domenicali, are expected to visit Massa today.Felipe MassaFormula OneFerrariMotor sportguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds