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[Dr. Jimmmah!]

you mean schumi/vettel/webber/button battle?

be fair.. lewis has a car that doesnt suck anymore, he's also a contender for a win.

[Skyliner]

Massa already thinking of racing again

By Peter Farkas Thursday, July 30th 2009, 14:03 GMT

Felipe Massa, Silverstone, 2009Felipe Massa is already thinking about racing again, and would be happy to get back into his Ferrari in the next race in Valencia, according to his personal doctor.

Although he joked Massa was "looking like a boxer", Dino Altman told journalists in front of the AEK hospital in Budapest on Thursday that the condition of the Brazilian driver, who suffered a serious accident during the qualifying session of the Hungarian Grand Prix was still getting better all the time.

"Felipe continues to improve. He is eating, he was walking around the room, he took a shower in the morning, like a normal person. So that's good news," Altman, Chief Medical Officer of the Brazilian Grand Prix, said.

"No problem with his eyes, as I've told you before, it's okay.

"He is eating normal food. He ate chicken, today in the morning he had a normal breakfast, some yogurt with nutritional complements, bread, cheese, tomato, and he also had a banana."

Altman said Massa didn't need any special treatments for his rehabilitation process from now on, as he only had to get stronger. He refused to give a specific timeframe for the Brazilian to go racing again, although he stressed he was "sure" Massa would eventually make it back onto the grid.

"It's the only thing he is thinking about, it's his fixed idea. He has no fears at all," Altman said. "He thinks he would be able to race in Valencia."

Reacting to the news that seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher would take his seat in the Ferrari while he was not able to drive again, Massa reportedly joked: "We have to see if I will let him drive!"

"He was joking with his friends and his brother," Altman revealed. "He was telling us that he heard about the Schumacher news, and he told us: 'Let's see if I let him drive the car, because I won't give up.'"

Altman had a short conversation in front of the hospital with FIA Institute deputy president Gerard Saillant, who he said was there to attend Massa as well.

"He has some things to do in his regular job so he has to go home today. But he was here all the time", Altman confirmed, denying earlier reports that Massa would be taken to Saillant's clinic in Paris. "No. We thought about that once, but that's it.

"The FIA medical team was always part of the process," Altman told AUTOSPORT. "Everybody was taking all the decisions together with the physicians here in Hungary."

"There are very good physicians here, really very high standards in terms of the hospital, the physicians, all the work, all the equipment and everything."

He said Massa would be going "home" from the hospital, but whether he would be taken to Monaco or Brazil was not yet decided.

"It depends on when he will go out. There are so many things to deal with, so it's very difficult to say."

On Wednesday afternoon Massa was again visited at the hospital in Budapest by Ferrari chief Luca di Montezemolo, who flew over from Italy to see him.

Source: Autosport.com article

[Redliner]

Maybe he'll pull a Lauda and kick everyone's arse when he comes back...

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

Maybe he'll pull a Lauda and kick everyone's arse when he comes back...

or Schumacher, Coulthard, Kubica.

Actually now that I think about it, when drivers come back from a near death experience they tend to go faster..

[DrDickAction]

or Schumacher, Coulthard, Kubica.

Actually now that I think about it, when drivers come back from a near death experience they tend to go faster..

Even Heikki went on a bit of a run after that scary shunt last year:

ESP Ret
TUR 12
MON 8
CAN 9
FRA 4
GBR 5
GER 5
HUN 1
EUR 4

[_R_]

Actually now that I think about it, when drivers come back from a near death experience they tend to go faster..

they found the limit

"so last time i hit the wall going 140mph, and i'm back in 2 weeks... I think i can take turn 8 faster if i take it flat out, my balls... that much bigger..."

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

I still think the biggest example always has been DC.. By some divine miracle he survived a plane crash where his pilots died, and then he suddenly went from #2 driver at McLaren to beating double WDC Mika Hakkinen convincingly in '01.

Maybe that's what Nelson needs.

[DrDickAction]

"so last time i hit the wall going 140mph, and i'm back in 2 weeks... I think i can take turn 8 faster if i take it flat out, my balls... that much bigger..."

I still think the biggest example always has been DC.. By some divine miracle he survived a plane crash where his pilots died, and then he suddenly went from #2 driver at McLaren to beating double WDC Mika Hakkinen convincingly in '01.

Maybe that's what Nelson needs.

Nelson needs to shut up and try to make it to Q3...honestly I'm feeling a little sorry for him with Flavio dragging this out, but he just needs to take the high road.

[_R_]

Nelson needs to shut up and try to make it to Q3...honestly I'm feeling a little sorry for him with Flavio dragging this out, but he just needs to take the high road.

it's funny and sad what happened at the last race...

Flav: well... Alonso's out... peace out homies
Team: but nelson is still racing....
Flav: .........................
Team: he could bring in some points...
Flav: so who's driving me to the airport.... anyone?

[chiuey]

it's funny and sad what happened at the last race...

Flav: well... Alonso's out... peace out homies
Team: but nelson is still racing....
Flav: .........................
Team: he could bring in some points...
Flav: so who's driving me to the airport.... anyone?

I for one don't feel sorry for Nelson. He's in F1, it's where the best in the world race. When you continually get out shone by your former WDC teammate, who makes you looks like a rookie till no end, then maybe you should realize you're not good enough to be in the sport or team. Take what little dignity you have left, and go race somewhere else, either in another team or in another category.

[MrHahn]

or Schumacher, Coulthard, Hakkinen.

Actually now that I think about it, when drivers come back from a near death experience they tend to go faster..

fixed.

it's funny and sad what happened at the last race...

Flav: well... Alonso's out... peace out homies
Team: but nelson is still racing....
Flav: .........................
Team: he could bring in some points...
Flav: so who's driving me to the airport.... anyone?

He couldn't get good race reception on pitlane so thought he'd try out his plane, you know because its high in the sky - good signal.

[yonson]

Schumi was testing the F2007 on SLICKS!

http://www.autosport....php/id/1314480

[DrDickAction]

Schumi was testing the F2007 on SLICKS!

http://www.autosport....php/id/1314480

I has a boner

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

Schumi was testing the F2007 on SLICKS!

http://www.autosport....php/id/1314480

GP2-spec tires

The guy draws a crowd even for a test w/ a non-current car

[Redliner]

Massa went home yesterday - hopefully he'll be back in Brazil

[Shi]

pictures of him, arriving back in Brazil, with some large stitches on his head

http://www.planetf1....74111_1,00.html

[kngrsll]

wow, that was a serious blow

[Shi]

wow, that was a serious blow

fractured skull is serious bidness

[yonson]

DAMN, frankenmassa