Ferrari optimistic over Massa

Fears that Felipe Massa’s Formula One career could be over following his freak accident in Hungary last weekend were eased yesterday when a Ferrari spokesman delivered further good news regarding his recovery.

Massa is in a serious but stable condition at the AEK military hospital in Budapest after being struck on the head by a spring that had fallen from the back of Rubens Barrichello’s Brawn GP car during Saturday’s qualifying session at the Hungaroring.