Ferrari's Massa gets optimistic medical report

Injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa received a positive medical report after visiting a specialist in racing injuries in Miami and - after minor surgery this week - expects to resume physical workouts as he takes his first step on the road back to Formula One.

Ferrari expecting Massa in 2010 only

While Felipe Massa is recovering well from his injuries, Ferrari has indicated that they do not expect the Brazilian to participate in a Grand Prix before the start of the 2010 championship...  

Massa suspicious over Piquet crash last year

Sep.3 (GMM) Felipe Massa suspected Nelson Piquet crashed deliberately at Singapore last year and confronted Flavio Briatore about the incident in person, it has emerged.

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Our crime correspondent Vikram Dodd analyses the trial leading to 3 guilty verdicts of conspiracy to blow-up transatlantic flights.The Guardian's Donald McRae sits down with Formula One driver Felipe Massa to talk for the first time about his near death accident.The life of luxury awaiting Muntadr al-Zaidi - the man who threw his shoe at former US President George W Bush with the Guardian's Martin Chulov.The Guardian's Middle East editor Ian Black, just back from North Africa, casts a reporter's eye view on how Libya sees the current rift with the UK.The former Radio One Breakfast DJ Mike Read on the announcement that Terry Wogan is stepping down from the Radio 2 breakfast showMike DuranAndy DuckworthTim Maby

Massa claim 'shocks' Hamilton

• Hamilton says there were plenty of 'what ifs' throughout season• McLaren driver believes he had a 'fair battle' with MassaLewis Hamilton today rejected Felipe Massa's claim that the Brazilian had been robbed of the 2008 world championship. Speaking after the first day of practice for tomorrow's Japanese grand prix, Hamilton said he was "a bit surprised and shocked" by Massa's suggestion that Renault's fixing of last year's Singapore grand prix had cost the Ferrari driver a victory that would have given him the title."First, I should say that it's good to hear that Felipe is recovering well and that he's back to his normal self and feeling good," said Hamilton, referring to Massa's recovery from the head injuries he suffered during qualifying for the Hungarian grand prix. "I think all we can say is that it was a tough season, things happened and there were lots and lots of 'what ifs' throughout the season. I believe that we had quite a fair battle throughout and I've always found him to be a fair driver. So I'm a bit surprised and shocked to hear him say that, to be honest."Massa was leading the Singapore race when Nelson Piquet Jr's deliberate crash brought out a safety car and triggered the sequence of events that eventually allowed Piquet's Renault team-mate, Fernando Alonso, to triumph. Massa joined the majority of the field by stopping to refuel under the safety car but a botched pit stop by Ferrari cost him any chance of a points finish. Massa lost the world title by a single point."Everything that happened was robbery but nothing has happened [in terms of] the race. The result didn't change. This is not right," Massa said in an interview with Globo television in Brazil. "The robbery changed the championship. I lost [the title] by one point."Meanwhile the battle for the 2009 championship continues tomorrow at Suzuka as Jenson Button leads his Brawn GP team-mate, Rubens Barrichello, by 15 points with three races remaining. Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull has an outside chance but Button only needs to score five more points than Barrichello to become the second Englishman in succession to win the title. Button and the rest of the field were hampered by wet conditions which limited track time yesterday."I feel sorry for the fans at Suzuka today," said Button. "But, unfortunately, we can't get any useful information in these conditions with so much water on the track. We spent the morning session working on the balance of the car with the wet and intermediate tyres to ensure that we are prepared if the same wet weather does continue over the weekend. It was important to achieve some running and it feels good to be back at Suzuka. This is a great drivers' track, so hopefully we'll get some dry running on Saturday."Hamilton was more frustrated than most since this is the world champion's first visit to Suzuka, the only figure-of-eight track in Formula One."I love the track, it's the best I've ever driven," said Hamilton. "I had a great time today, even though it was wet. We weren't supposed to be running in the second session in the afternoon, but I couldn't help it. I had to go out and have a little bit of fun. I've always wanted to drive here from the very early stages, from when I was watching F1 as a boy and I noticed this circuit then. There is such great history here. This was the one track I hadn't been to and I enjoyed my first couple of laps here this morning."It's a bit tricky for the drivers that haven't been here before. Even though we've driven it today in the wet, it's completely different in the dry. Tomorrow will be a serious challenge to see who is quickest at getting on the ball."Formula OneLewis HamiltonFelipe MassaRenaultMcLarenFerrariMotor sportguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

'Robbed' Massa lays claim to F1 title

The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix result should be scrapped, Felipe Massa claims, saying Nelson Piquet Jr's deliberate crash had "robbed" him of last year's title.