Massa has overcome ghosts of last year's Hungarian GP

Updated on: 31 July,2010 10:59 AM IST |
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Felipe Massa not haunted by ghosts of near fatal accident at the Hungarian GP last year

Felipe Massa not haunted by ghosts of near fatal accident at the Hungarian GP last year

Ferrari's Felipe Massa did not look too perturbed on his return to the
Hungarian Grand Prix track where he had a major accident last year.
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The 29-year-old Brazilian said he was not at all troubled by any bad memories once he pulled down his visor
yesterday, but felt emotional towards the "extraordinary people" who worked to save his life after he suffered serious head injuries when he crashed in the 2009 race.

Massa said: "Returning to driving at this track was not difficult for me -- when you are in the car and you shut the visor, you only think about going quickly! It is the same at every track and for every race!

"It was definitely good yesterday (Thursday) to go to the medical centre and meet the people who took care of me immediately after the accident.

"And it was equally emotional to have dinner with the surgeon who operated on me at Budapest's AEK hospital.
"I wish to take this opportunity to once again thank everyone for what they did for me one year ago -- they are really extraordinary people."

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