Hospital: Massa now able to speak
Hospital: Massa now able to speak
Formula One driver Felipe Massa was awake and talking to family members Monday, making significant improvement after lost consciousness in a crash two days earlier.
Lajos Zsiros, the chief surgeon at AEK hospital, said Massa is now breathing unassisted and moving his limbs. In addition, a drain from his skull wound has been removed.
“(Massa is) sleepy but he gives adequate answers to questions we ask him and he gives spontaneous answers to questions we ask him,” Zsiros said. “Further improvement of his condition can be expected.”
Zsiros said Massa didn’t have a fever and remained in stable condition in the military AEK hospital’s intensive care unit alongside family members.
Massa crashed into a protective tire barrier at 190 kilometers per hour (120 mph) Saturday during qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix and was near death for two days.
“Felipe is awake. He’s very well and everyone is very happy with his condition,” Massa’s family doctor, Dino Altman, said. “He wants to know what happened to him and he answered some questions.”
Altman ruled out Massa being transferred from Budapest, with doctors suggesting Massa would have to remain at least one week to 10 days.
