The Brazilian’s Ferrari careered off the track at last year’s Hungarian Grand Prix after he was struck on his helmet by a part which flew off Rubens Barrichello’s Brawn GP car in qualifying.
He spent over a week in a coma suffering from a skull fracture and battled to save his sight in one eye and also missed the rest of the season.
“Going back to Budapest will be a very special weekend for me, for reasons which you can all appreciate as it was there, just over a year ago, that I was seriously injured,” said Massa.
“My first meeting when I arrive at the Hungaroring circuit will be with all the marshals and medical staff who did such a very good job of carefully getting me out of the cockpit.
“I want to thank these people, with whom I now feel a special bond.” Massa arrives in Hungary with the controversy over last weekend’s German Grand Prix still engulfing the Ferrari team.
Massa was leading at Hockenheim when he slowed to allow teammate Fernando Alonso to pass and go on to win the race. Ferrari denied invoking team orders but the team was fined $100,000 for breaching sporting regulations and ordered to appear before the World Motor Sport Council to explain the incident.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 30th, 2010.
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