DJBoddington
09-10-2009, 01:19 AM
Ferrari's Felipe Massa says his chances of driving in the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi are "very low".
The 28-year-old, who suffered a fractured skull in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix in July, is set to return to testing next week.
He is keen to return to racing as soon as possible, but has admitted he still needs time to fully recover.
"My dream would be to be at Abu Dhabi, but the chances of this happening are very, very low," he said.
"My hope is to come back soon, although I know the ideal thing is to return 100% at the start of next season."
After ruling out a return at the Brazilian Grand Prix, a race he won last year, Massa will instead wave the chequered flag at Interlagos alongside football legend Pele and supermodel Gisele Bundchen on 18 October.
After working on technical performance on a simulator and rebuilding his strength at Ferrari's Maranello factory, Massa is set to return behind the wheel of a Formula 1 single-seater next week.
Although mid-season testing is not permitted, he will drive a two-year-old F2007 car with GP2 tyres.
Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8294242.stm) at BBC F1.
:mellow: Good, i really don't think he should be in F1 anymore...just think something else happens to him and gets blinded or something worse.
The 28-year-old, who suffered a fractured skull in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix in July, is set to return to testing next week.
He is keen to return to racing as soon as possible, but has admitted he still needs time to fully recover.
"My dream would be to be at Abu Dhabi, but the chances of this happening are very, very low," he said.
"My hope is to come back soon, although I know the ideal thing is to return 100% at the start of next season."
After ruling out a return at the Brazilian Grand Prix, a race he won last year, Massa will instead wave the chequered flag at Interlagos alongside football legend Pele and supermodel Gisele Bundchen on 18 October.
After working on technical performance on a simulator and rebuilding his strength at Ferrari's Maranello factory, Massa is set to return behind the wheel of a Formula 1 single-seater next week.
Although mid-season testing is not permitted, he will drive a two-year-old F2007 car with GP2 tyres.
Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8294242.stm) at BBC F1.
:mellow: Good, i really don't think he should be in F1 anymore...just think something else happens to him and gets blinded or something worse.