Formula One driver Felipe Massa remains in a life-threatening but stable condition after a crash and will be kept in an induced coma for the next 48 hours, a doctor has said.

The Brazilian will be woken up "from time to time" over the next two days, said Peter Bazso, medical director at the AEK military hospital in Budapest, Hungary. He added that Massa did not sustain any neurological damage and the results of emergency surgery and a brain scan were "reassuring".
Asked whether the driver's life remained in danger, the doctor said: "Yes, he is in a life-threatening condition.

"He is in an acute phase. What can come next, we don't know."
Massa slammed his Ferrari into tyre barriers at around 120mph during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. He was hit on the head while travelling at around 170mph by a spring that came out of a Brawn GP car being driven by.

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this is really scary, hope he pulls through!

 

I keep seeing this crash being played out in my head. It's just so tragic. I really hope he makes a speedy recovery and can come back to racing.

 

+1, I hope he makes a quick recovery and back in the driver's seat. Glad to hear he's doing well.

 

Anyone think it's time to put these guys in a fighter-jet-style cockpit??