Massa back for Monza?
As unlikely as it may have seemed just a couple of weeks ago, the Formula One rumour mill is already suggesting that Felipe Massa could be poised to make an emotional return to the cockpit in front of Ferrari's loyal tifosi at the Italian Grand Prix.
According to Italy's Corriere dello Sport, the Brazilian's recovery from the head injuries he sustained in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix earlier this month is progressing at a sufficient rate to allow him to contemplate a return before the end of the season, with Monza being pencilled in as the most likely opportunity. Countryman Rubens Barrichello confirmed earlier this week that Massa was in good spirits - and 'exactly the same person as before' - after spending time with him in Brazil during F1's summer break.
While the report claims that Massa has expressed a desire to return as soon as possible, it also urges the need for caution, with the 2008 championship runner-up having to pass all necessary medical checks before being allowed back into the cockpit. With no in-season testing - at least in a 2009-spec machine - for the Brazilian to test his fitness, a lot will rest on both his own judgement and those of the doctors - both physical and neuro experts - tasked with examining him, most likely in Paris early next month.
Massa back for Monza? | F1 News | 2009 | Crash.Net
According to Italy's Corriere dello Sport, the Brazilian's recovery from the head injuries he sustained in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix earlier this month is progressing at a sufficient rate to allow him to contemplate a return before the end of the season, with Monza being pencilled in as the most likely opportunity. Countryman Rubens Barrichello confirmed earlier this week that Massa was in good spirits - and 'exactly the same person as before' - after spending time with him in Brazil during F1's summer break.
While the report claims that Massa has expressed a desire to return as soon as possible, it also urges the need for caution, with the 2008 championship runner-up having to pass all necessary medical checks before being allowed back into the cockpit. With no in-season testing - at least in a 2009-spec machine - for the Brazilian to test his fitness, a lot will rest on both his own judgement and those of the doctors - both physical and neuro experts - tasked with examining him, most likely in Paris early next month.
Massa back for Monza? | F1 News | 2009 | Crash.Net
