01 August,2009 08:20 AM IST | | PA Sport
Felipe Massa is to return home to Sao Paulo on Monday after fracturing his skull in a freak accident last Saturday.
Massa has made a swift recovery from life-saving surgery required after the accident during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Massa was struck by a suspension spring that had worked its way off Rubens Barrichello's Brawn GP, resulting in the Brazilian crashing his Ferrari into a tyre barrier.
After the operation, Massa spent two days in a medically-induced coma, but since waking earlier this week, has improved rapidly.
Speaking at the AEK military hospital in Budapest, Massa's personal doctor, Dino Altmann, confirmed the 28-year-old is to head home via private plane on Monday. "Felipe continues to improve," said Altmann. "He is doing very well, and we have decided to go back."
Meanwhile, Michael Schumacher wasted no time in preparing for his comeback which will be in three weeks at in Valencia. Just 48 hours after confirming he would serve as Massa's stand-in, Schumacher was today behind the wheel of a 2007-spec car at the team's test track in Mugello.
