Massa crash puts him in serious but stable condition
Right before the crash… look at the throttle and brake position indicators
28 year old F1 driver Felipe Massa is currently in the AEK military hospital’s intensive care unit after an accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix left him with a fractured skull, a concussion and a cut on his forehead above his left eye.
Massa’s helmet was hit by an 800 gram (0.8kg) spring that came off Rubens Barrichello’s Brawn GP car right before Turn 4 on the track. Right after he was hit, he lost consciousness for about 2 seconds and in an F1 car at such high speeds that’s alot of distance to be covered. It was not enough for him to stop in time and he crashed into the Turn 4 tyre barrier.
He was sent to the AEK via a helicopter and underwent surgery immediately. His condition is serious and life-threatening but luckily stable. Ferrari described the outcome of the surgery as “positive”. Unfortunately this means he will miss the Hungarian race day as he has to stay in the ICU for observation.
July 26, 2009 @ 3:52 am
more pict at
http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7106
July 26, 2009 @ 3:53 am
http://img.mtv3.fi/mn_kuvat/mtv3/urheilu/formulakuvat/kilpailut/2009/755343.jpg
check out how his helmet was damaged
July 26, 2009 @ 3:57 am
innalillah …semoga roh massa selamat kembali ke bumi brazil
July 26, 2009 @ 4:58 am
He still alive bro.. WTF?
July 26, 2009 @ 8:12 am
wow! i saw sumthing…
it’s a bird..
it’s a plane..
upsss…unknown object flying towards his head…
July 26, 2009 @ 8:24 am
innalillah tu tak semestinya untuk mati jer…
boleh diguna apabila menerima berita kemalangan atau malapetaka..
cool man..
July 26, 2009 @ 9:47 am
Wey blom mati laaa dia!!
July 26, 2009 @ 9:51 am
that helmet saved his life. if it weren’t for that, i believe the spring would’ve penetrated his skull and spilled his brains!
July 26, 2009 @ 10:26 am
damn that was bad. it wasnt even race day….not like this cmon massa, survive!
July 26, 2009 @ 10:27 am
damn that was bad. it wasnt even race day….not like this.
cmon massa, survive!
July 26, 2009 @ 10:44 am
KELIWON, THE WORD SHOULD NOT BE USE FOR MASSA!!!
July 26, 2009 @ 10:46 am
a 800g spring flying at more thn 200km/h….nw thts some dmg
July 26, 2009 @ 10:59 am
roh massa?? do u read and understand the whole article or what?? *tepuk dahi*
July 26, 2009 @ 11:07 am
He is okay lah, went to surgery, out of surgery d. stable also.
July 26, 2009 @ 11:08 am
Ya lah,dia masih hidup lahh,apalah tak pasal2 cakap orang dah meninggal,baca baik2 lah berita sebelum cakap,WTF betul…
July 26, 2009 @ 11:42 am
i believe he will be retire after this.
fractured skull is not an easy thing to be cure.
since then, it’s also very risky to him to go to race again.
it’s better for him to retire and enjoy his life instead of risky his life in races.
even in stable condition, i doubt his brain totally ok. There’s always a brain shock. It’s some kind of miracle if his brain is OK 100%.
Wish you the best Massa.
July 26, 2009 @ 12:26 pm
maybe the following season’s f1 and f2 car should have windscreen
July 26, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
all the best to massa
July 26, 2009 @ 1:12 pm
Let the best attention be given to put him back to ship shape.
Gladiators in the ring dont give up too easily.
See you on track soon Massa , maybe at Monza .
July 26, 2009 @ 1:37 pm
dude he is still alive…lets just hope for a fast recovery for him
July 26, 2009 @ 1:58 pm
full throttle..full brake..at tht time massa already blackout..pity him. go to hell ‘mr. spring’. huhuhuhu~
July 26, 2009 @ 2:09 pm
peter cech oso fructured skull and have to wear that protective helmet wenever he plays….his head didnt move after the accident and straighaway i remembered how aeron senna’s head was resting againt the steering…looked scary bt good hes alive…
July 26, 2009 @ 2:09 pm
the FIA should ban brawn gp cars…unreliable and dangerous
July 26, 2009 @ 2:13 pm
FIA should ban the brawn gp cars ..unreliable and dangerous
July 26, 2009 @ 3:57 pm
can you imagine without the super enhanced helmet how would it be?
this is serious , driving at such speed and with such thing is not easy .
July 26, 2009 @ 4:04 pm
@ the fighter
by banning brawn gp cars will solve similar problems with other team’s cars?
Parts can fail and drop out from cars, especially when there is an accident….
use your blain…
Massa must recover!!! Praying for him..
July 26, 2009 @ 4:15 pm
OMG!!!
this is like a replay of the fatal Henry Surtees accident…
something came offf from a car and hits the drivers head and then th driver lost consciousness…
July 26, 2009 @ 4:22 pm
no replacement driver?
July 26, 2009 @ 4:35 pm
why full throttle and hard braking at the same time?
July 26, 2009 @ 4:42 pm
HamannE92 said,
July 26, 2009 @ 4:58 am
He still alive bro.. WTF?
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relax bro.. muslim say innalillah when sumthing bad happen.. not just when sumbodi dead.. peace~
July 26, 2009 @ 5:34 pm
how many times i tell u ppl not to speed ?!! see now spring also fly out hit car behind…. speeding kill….
July 26, 2009 @ 6:17 pm
Seems like Massa managed to brake after contact. If not……full bang.
I believe it is time to implement capsule on single seater racecar. A few more kilos on the flying debris will kill the driver. Just like what happened to Henry Surtees.
July 26, 2009 @ 8:33 pm
Shit….can’t view the video anymore due to the copyright restrictions. Paultan, maybe you can post another video that works???
July 26, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
Holy shit, why you all want to curse someone to died….. WTF
Massa still alive!
July 26, 2009 @ 10:01 pm
after this fia regulated any race car should be has airbag
July 26, 2009 @ 10:50 pm
Massa at 200kmph, spring come to him at ## speed, both add up can be easily above 300kmph.
Lets hope the racer fast recovery.
July 26, 2009 @ 10:58 pm
Imagine bro…hit by 800 gram of metal in more than 220km/h. is like 2.45698 G force into his helmet in vacum ( can smash his head like watermeloon drop from 25 level of high building). Even the helmet cannot protect his head for serious injured.
July 26, 2009 @ 11:22 pm
holy cow, why massa always get involved in accident. cock must implement the capsule for f1 next season.
July 26, 2009 @ 11:40 pm
FORZA FELIPE SE AMO CON TE…
July 27, 2009 @ 12:56 am
All Massa need now is plenty of Masa (time) to recover.
Massa be strong, you need to stay strong coz your loved one still waiying you
July 27, 2009 @ 12:57 am
Pray and hope he’ll be back on his feet soonest. Comeback next season.
July 27, 2009 @ 8:07 am
Yesterday while commenting race day Steve Slater had quoted Micheal Schumacher is possibly to replace Massa for the rest of the season. Also in next year J. Villenuves is rumoured to return with USF1. It would make F1 even more interesting with almost world champion driver take on the seat again.
I regret of Massa accident. It was similar to what had happened to the late of Surtees sons in GP2. Broken skull due to crashed by flying wheel. Now FIA should ban all open air cockpit race and should replace it with full cabin cockpit instead.
Massa should recover and race again. Love to see him driving on the limit.
July 27, 2009 @ 9:38 am
similar situation to late henry surtees at F2…just a week ago..
maybe michael shumacher replacing massa…fight against hamilton… bertemu buku dgn ruas…hehehe
July 27, 2009 @ 11:24 am
Innalillah is not just said when someone had passed away…it is said when something bad happen….Hope you guys understand…peace..v(^o^)
July 27, 2009 @ 11:25 am
May god get him well soon…
July 27, 2009 @ 11:26 am
i mean may god heal him soon….
July 27, 2009 @ 2:11 pm
he still lucky to survive fro that crash…
July 27, 2009 @ 2:31 pm
Massa is a fighter. I am sure he will recover in mo time.
Speedy recovery, Felipe.
July 27, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
Heard that Schumacher will be replaced Massa but Ferrari denied it.
July 27, 2009 @ 3:18 pm
p2_permanent_basher said,
July 26, 2009 @ 4:04 pm
@ the fighter
by banning brawn gp cars will solve similar problems with other team’s cars?
Parts can fail and drop out from cars, especially when there is an accident….
use your blain…
Massa must recover!!! Praying for him..
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During the race, Alonso’s pit crew forgot to screw properly on one of his tyres, the tyre came off during the race. Alonso had to pit back in with oni 3 tyres, but retired almost immediately. He will be banned from the next race cuz his pit crew’s carelessness.
Maybe Barrichello shud be excluded from next race like what Alonso got.
July 27, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
damn my favourite driver in f1.. hope u recovered soon and come back race again
July 27, 2009 @ 4:19 pm
owhh…so pity massa.. R.I.P
July 27, 2009 @ 4:34 pm
Below is video from another fatal accident in F2 (F2 not F1) a week earlier. F2 driver, Henry Surtess, death from this fatal accident because his head hit by flying tyre. I agree Alonso/Renault team banned from the F1 race. Could you imagine if Alonso tyre hit another driver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6zKHMRMRbQ
July 27, 2009 @ 4:50 pm
all the best to Massa recovery!!
July 27, 2009 @ 4:56 pm
itu topi keleda ada cap silim (sirim) ka…
haiya.. wa sudah cakap jgn pakai topi keleda cap ayam..
lu tak mau dengar…
kalau ada cap silim tentu selamat punya!!
July 27, 2009 @ 6:20 pm
hahahhahahaha…….. u r right arrr….. i dont think massa helmet ada SIRIM punya stiker laaa………..
anyway.. all the best to massa……
July 27, 2009 @ 7:07 pm
-offtopic-
nobody want to make fuss about somebody said RIP toward Massa?
too much fuss with no knowledge… buta mata basher..
July 27, 2009 @ 10:11 pm
RIP just for michael jackson or henry surtees…not for massa…
July 28, 2009 @ 12:22 am
kerelbort said,
-offtopic-
nobody want to make fuss about somebody said RIP toward Massa?
too much fuss with no knowledge… buta mata basher..
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Just leave that fool alone! People like him get on paultan.org for name sake only and are asking for trouble. Or perhaps he’s one of those who doesn’t seem to understand what RIP means!
July 28, 2009 @ 2:56 am
yea dude, before you kutuk brawn Renault is suspended from the European Grand Prix why? cause the team knowly left a lose nut on and did not tell alonso to return to the pit. This is a few days after GP 2 racer Henry Surtess died from a flying tire in his face…
anyway wear a sirim helmet and i will throw a brick into your face while u ride at 120… see if that sirim approve helmet works or should i give more money to sirim to make it “chop approved”
July 28, 2009 @ 9:33 am
imagine the impact of d spring at such high speed.. also this accident reminds me of the late ayrton senna’s accident.. he was my fav racedriver…
July 28, 2009 @ 11:53 am
ahh damn this video has been removed… but luckily i managed to see once…anybody got the chance to save it?
July 28, 2009 @ 5:40 pm
guys the guy that passed away was in f2 not gp2…
July 28, 2009 @ 10:46 pm
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During the race, Alonso’s pit crew forgot to screw properly on one of his tyres, the tyre came off during the race. Alonso had to pit back in with oni 3 tyres, but retired almost immediately. He will be banned from the next race cuz his pit crew’s carelessness.
Maybe Barrichello shud be excluded from next race like what Alonso got.
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yeah, i agree wit u bro