Felipe Massa Crash While Qualifying (Direct Hit By Debris On Helmet)
The Ferrari Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa crashed during qualifying in Hungary, due to a direct hit on the helmet by an 800 gram spring that came off Rubens Barrichello’s Brawn GP car right before Turn 4 on the track. The impact was so hard that it caused Massa to pass out for about 2 seconds. He has a fractured skull a concussion and a cut on his forehead. That’s pretty nasty!
Massa is currently in the AEK military hospital’s intensive care unit seeking for treatment. He will definitely miss this weekends race in Hungary (Hungaroring).
Video of the crash:
UPDATE
Felipe Massa underwent surgery on the life-threatening skull injury about an hour after arriving at the hospital. Doctors said “his condition was serious, life threatening but stable “ at a news conference.
The spring which had fallen of Ruben Barrichello’s car flew up and struck Massa in the helmet, Massa lost conciousness for about 2 seconds but was enough for him to lose control and crash straight into the tire barrier. Initially commentators were speculating it was a beer can that had been thrown by the crowd but a quick look at the reply showed exactly what had happened.
The spring which had come of Ruben’s car was a standard component of the Brawn GP car which is believed to made out of steel. The spring had damaged the left side of Massa’s helmet, ripping out the visor and leaving a long dent on the side of the helmet.
Fellow Brazillian Barrichello, went to the hospital to visit his fellow countryman. He said that Massa appeared to be doing fine depsive the cut above the eye brow.
We at EngineLounge wish Massa a speedy recovery and hope to see him back in the driver’s seat for the next race in Istanbul, Turkey.
Sources: F1-Live,
AP
you moron, it was earlier today and you cant even get it right, it was in the last seconds of the second session of qualifying for the hungarian grand prix. not testing. apart from anything else, in season testing is banned. you claim to love speed and gadgets but you know nothing. and you cant be a geek because geeks have expert knowledge on their subject, and you have none.
Thanks for the heads up Dave.
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