Schumacher set for shock return to Formula One
The 28-year-old Brazilian is currently in intensive care at the AEK military hospital in Budapest after suffering a fractured skull in a freak accident in qualifying for last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
Massa’s condition has improved in the past 24 hours with doctors taking him out of a medically-induced coma on Monday night.
He has since responded well to questions and Peter Bazso, the medical director of the hospital, claimed this morning Massa might be able to walk out of the hospital in 10 days’ time.
In a best-case scenario doctors have said Massa will be out for six weeks, although there are still fears he may never return as a result of his injuries.
On the list of likely replacements could be Schumacher – who won five of his drivers’ titles with Ferrari – after a spokeswoman for the German revealed today he could be interested in a return despite his manager, Willi Weber, ruling out such a move at the weekend.
Ferrari’s official spokesman, Luca Colajanni, this afternoon refused to rule out the possibility of 40-year-old Schumacher, now an advisor at Maranello, making a return to the sport he retired from in 2006.
“We have said before that it is possible that Michael Schumacher could return to help us out,” Colajanni told Press Association Sport.
“However, we have two test drivers at Ferrari (Luca Badoer and Marc Gene) at the moment and Michael is an advisor.
“We have not spoken to him, but it is possible that this might happen.
“But we will have to wait and see what happens. It is something for (Ferrari team principal) Stefano Domenicali to consider over the coming weeks.
“We need to see how Felipe is and the situation will evolve from there.
“We are not in any hurry, the first and foremost thing is Felipe’s recovery.
“He is getting better. He is responding well and all of the therapies are going well. He spoke to several people in three different languages. He was giving coherent answers to people so the signs are improving.
“He was also able to open his left eye and he could see out of it.
“So there are only positive signs at present.”
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