Ferrari’s Felipe Massa Involved In Scary Crash At Hungarian Grand Prix
Total Pro Sports - It was only five days ago that we witnessed the freakish accident which resulted in the death of F2 driver Henry Surtees. Today a similar incident played out at the Hungarian Grand Prix involving Felipe Massa. Luckily he did not suffer the same fate as Surtees.
Surtees death occurred when he was struck in the head by a tire which was dislodged from the car of Jack Clarke after he hit the wall at Brands Hatch in England. Earlier today, during the qualifying session for tomorrow's Formula One race in Hungary, Felipe Massa was hit in the head by what appeared to be a spring, which had fallen off another car on the track. After taking the spring off the helmet, Massa was knocked unconscious, causing him to crash into an oncoming tire wall.
Upon first glance, it seems like a harmless accident, but when replays were slowed down, the object could be seen flying directly at the head of Massa. The Brazilian, who was airlifted to AEK hospital, suffered bone damage to his skull and a concussion. He requires operations and will remain under observation in intensive care for the time being. His condition has been listed as stable and he was conscious upon arrival at the hospital.
Auto and motor racing alike can be quite dangerous, even fatal, at times. With the high speeds participants travel at, the slightest misjudgment, error, or case of bad luck can cause serious injury. Some are lucky enough to flirt with death and escape without harm. Others unfortunately are not.
Here is the clip.
You can spot the spring in the slow motion replay at about the 1:47 mark.
Hat Tip - [TSN.ca]
Update 7:00 pm Eastern: "I just came back from the hospital.Felipe went trough a cirurgy which went very well.Now he is asleep waiting for a new scan tomorrow" Via Rubens Barrichello Twitter page
Felipe Massa Car After Crash
Felipe Massa Helmet After Crash
Felipe Massa Carried Away After Crash
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Our prayers go out to u
He’s lucky he didnt break his neck
Maybe the car should have some mechanism whereby if the drivers loose consciousness the brakes are applied.
There is plenty of software already on the car.
wow that was scary
Very, very lucky to still be alive. Hopefully Massa gets through the operations and rehab to come quickly and gets back on the track.
Realmente as imagens impressionam, assistindo o vídeo várias vezes, a gente percebe a peça impactando no capacete do Massa, e ali mostra que ele desmaiou na hora, pois as duas pernas adormeceram, ele acelerava e freiava ao mesmo tempo, os braços continuavam segurando o volante sem movimento, nenhum piloto em sã consciência deixaria os braços assim, correndo o risco de quebrá-los, aí está a prova que ele desmaiou… Nós aqui do Brasil ficamos torcendo muito por ele, pois independente de ele ser um ótimo piloto, somos fã dele… Massa é nosso maior ídolo.
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The pictures really impressed, watching the video several times, we realize the impact on the helmet part of Massa, and it shows that he passed out at the time, because both legs asleep, he accelerated and brake at the same time, his arms still holding the wheel without moving, no pilot in good conscience leave the arms so the risk to break them, there is evidence that he passed out … We here in Brazil we are very cheering for him, because regardless of it being a great pilot, we are fan of him … Massa is our greatest idol.
You can see a white dot (a person) to the left standing just about where you’d need to be to throw that spring at the car. I’m sure there is some cut footage/cctv of that area tat is yet to be examined.
R.I.P. Dear Felipe
@ Alan: the spring came off Barrichellos car. That has been confirmed. He was ahead of Massa on the track. Remember how fast these cars are traveling. Even though you can’t see the Braun car in front, it was only a handful of seconds ahead on the track. Also note that it was considerably windy at the time also as was mentioned in the live footage earlier, and the flags were flapping noticeably.
@ Mike. Don’t spread bullshit. Massa is in a stable condition.
hi
i am a big f1 fan i only go to the british one but i could not afford it this year i hope
massa is ok hope he is back soon thanks
barrichellos team is weak of making the car so thats the reason why masa got injured prayers for you masa.
the guy is a pussy for making such a big deal about this. nothing happened to him really…
and fuck your prayers that shit don’t work assholes!!!!
God Help Him Please.
@ Mike
Hes not dead idiot
I wish Massa get better and better everyday and have a chance to come back to the race. I am looking forward seeing him again.
I wish Massa get better and better everyday and have a chance to come back to the race. I am looking forward to seeing him again.
any body knows, how fast massa hit that spring??
ver fast
I wish he will be back for ferrari very soon. God bless him>>>>>>>>>>