Ferrari driver Massa has surgery after crash

[.Lefteris.]

BUDAPEST (AP) — The driver Felipe Massa had surgery for life-threatening skull injuries Saturday after he crashed his Ferrari into a tire-lined wall during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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[Kertallica]

I just watched the highlight today of that accident, such a fluke! :( Hope he recovers quickly.

It sounds the same to what happened at Brands Hatch last weekend, sadly ended up in a fatality :triste:

http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/brands-hatch/news/article.asp?NewsID=4870

[wreckmaster]

I hope he recovers quickly:) I was looking at this picture and cant help thinking that this was the wrong way to remove him from the car. At these speeds with clearly a head injury they should have stabilized his neck and back before removing using a backboard and someone to hold on to his neck... But offcourse there could be resons not to, that I dont see... Hope he is back on track soon:icon_thumleft:

[Cadbury]

Exactly what I thought when I first looked at your picture. Perhaps the reason will become clearer in a few days.

Fingers crossed for him