Is this true ?
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What?!
Ditto Tigs!
Massa?? Isn't he a F1 driver? 
Who is Massa?
Just checking on ceefax now.
According to ceefax no, he has had an operation on his skull
According to ceefax no, he has had an operation on his skull
Yes ... he had an accident today... was hit through his helmet with debris
Nothing on sky sports or news
Only about the earlier accident.
Only about the earlier accident.
Is he a Racing driver ?
quote:Originally posted by PinkBabe1966:
Just checking on ceefax now.
According to ceefax no, he has had an operation on his skull
And according to Ferrari that the outcome was positive.
Sounds like a nasty incident.
Sky sport had a news flash said he is critical and a priest has been sent for. I hope he is ok.... i'm a big F1 fan 
Oh gosh, Where did you hear this Bethni?
Who..What?
looking on his website
http://www.felipemassa.com/
it looks like hes going to be ok, says positive outcome to surgery.
http://www.felipemassa.com/
it looks like hes going to be ok, says positive outcome to surgery.
I'll kill my brother if he's having me on..... nothing to joke about. 
BBC SPORT / FORMULA 1
16:38 GMT, Saturday, 25 July 2009 17:38 UK
Ferrari 'positive' after Massa op
Felipe Massa has undergone emergency surgery after suffering skull damage and concussion in a high-speed accident during Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying.
Ferrari say that the outcome was "positive" and that Massa will remain under observation in intensive care.
The Italian team will make a further statement on his condition on Sunday.
Massa slammed into a tyre wall after a spring that had fallen off Rubens Barrichello's Brawn car seconds earlier flew up and hit his helmet.
The force of each impact was considerable - and the incident comes days after Formula Two driver Henry Surtees, 18, was killed in what was described as a "freak" accident during a race at Brands Hatch.
The son of motorsport legend John Surtees was struck by a wheel which flew off a competitor's car.
Massa - winner of 11 grands prix in his career - did manage to briefly apply the brakes as went off the Hungaroring track before his car ploughed head on into a tyre wall at around 125mph.
The 28-year-old was swiftly attended to by trackside medics before being taken to the circuit's medical centre after which he was airlifted to hospital.
Sunday's race will now take place with only 19 drivers as Massa recovers at the AEK Hospital in Budapest.
Barrichello later led the calls for more stringent safety measures to be looked into.
Referring to Surtees, the veteran Brazilian refused to believe the two incidents were coincidental.
"I honestly don't believe in coincidences in life," he said. "Things happen for a reason and I think this is the second message.
"Imola [where Ayrton Senna died in 1994] was a message and the cars were improved. Unfortunately, we lost a boy [Surtees], which is tremendously sad.
"It is not a coincidence something happened right now. In the GPDA (Grand Prix Drivers' Association) we talked quite a lot about it yesterday - and something needs to be done. Absolutely.
"But I don't know what. We need to sit down and have a look at it. I think the cars are a hell of a lot safer, really a lot safer, but there is no coincidence on this and something needs to be looked at."
Lewis Hamilton described the crash as "very scary" and said it must be looked into, while Jenson Button said it proved there "is still more we need to do on safety".
Button and Barrichello's team boss Ross Brawn said the team were "naturally concerned" about Massa's condition.
"We had a problem with the back of the car and we are still investigating," he added.
"We haven't had the piece back from [motorsport governing body] the FIA yet so once we get it back we can understand what occurred.
"It's the first time we've really had a problem with the car as it's been so reliable."
McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh added: "What happened today was a shock.
"We've got to make sure we do everything we can to make F1 as safe as it can be.
"But a spring coming off and being in a collision four seconds later is an incredible circumstance and coincidence.
"You have to remember that motor racing is dangerous and that racing drivers are incredibly brave. It's all too easy to become blase about that."
16:38 GMT, Saturday, 25 July 2009 17:38 UK
Ferrari 'positive' after Massa op
Felipe Massa has undergone emergency surgery after suffering skull damage and concussion in a high-speed accident during Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying.
Ferrari say that the outcome was "positive" and that Massa will remain under observation in intensive care.
The Italian team will make a further statement on his condition on Sunday.
Massa slammed into a tyre wall after a spring that had fallen off Rubens Barrichello's Brawn car seconds earlier flew up and hit his helmet.
The force of each impact was considerable - and the incident comes days after Formula Two driver Henry Surtees, 18, was killed in what was described as a "freak" accident during a race at Brands Hatch.
The son of motorsport legend John Surtees was struck by a wheel which flew off a competitor's car.
Massa - winner of 11 grands prix in his career - did manage to briefly apply the brakes as went off the Hungaroring track before his car ploughed head on into a tyre wall at around 125mph.
The 28-year-old was swiftly attended to by trackside medics before being taken to the circuit's medical centre after which he was airlifted to hospital.
Sunday's race will now take place with only 19 drivers as Massa recovers at the AEK Hospital in Budapest.
Barrichello later led the calls for more stringent safety measures to be looked into.
Referring to Surtees, the veteran Brazilian refused to believe the two incidents were coincidental.
"I honestly don't believe in coincidences in life," he said. "Things happen for a reason and I think this is the second message.
"Imola [where Ayrton Senna died in 1994] was a message and the cars were improved. Unfortunately, we lost a boy [Surtees], which is tremendously sad.
"It is not a coincidence something happened right now. In the GPDA (Grand Prix Drivers' Association) we talked quite a lot about it yesterday - and something needs to be done. Absolutely.
"But I don't know what. We need to sit down and have a look at it. I think the cars are a hell of a lot safer, really a lot safer, but there is no coincidence on this and something needs to be looked at."
Lewis Hamilton described the crash as "very scary" and said it must be looked into, while Jenson Button said it proved there "is still more we need to do on safety".
Button and Barrichello's team boss Ross Brawn said the team were "naturally concerned" about Massa's condition.
"We had a problem with the back of the car and we are still investigating," he added.
"We haven't had the piece back from [motorsport governing body] the FIA yet so once we get it back we can understand what occurred.
"It's the first time we've really had a problem with the car as it's been so reliable."
McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh added: "What happened today was a shock.
"We've got to make sure we do everything we can to make F1 as safe as it can be.
"But a spring coming off and being in a collision four seconds later is an incredible circumstance and coincidence.
"You have to remember that motor racing is dangerous and that racing drivers are incredibly brave. It's all too easy to become blase about that."
quote:Originally posted by Bethni:
I'll kill my brother if he's having me on..... nothing to joke about.
look at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/h...mula_one/8168807.stm
says its positive too.
I have recorded it. Will have to watch now. hope he is OK. All this after that young kid died a few days ago by being hit by a tyre.
Massa is the Ferrari Formula One Driver that lost out to Lewis Hamilton on the last corner of the last race last year.
Massa is the Ferrari Formula One Driver that lost out to Lewis Hamilton on the last corner of the last race last year.
quote:Originally posted by TiGi:
Massa?? Isn't he a F1 driver?
yeah, he had a nasty accident in qualifying today, but apparenty was recovering in intensive care
It's flashing up on the bottom of the screen on Sky sports news he's in a life-threatening condition after surgery.
Oh that's awful
Thanks everyone.... sorry for causing a flap 
*now go get coat and kill brother*
*now go get coat and kill brother*
Yep it is.. oh I hope he's alright, John Surtees son died last weekend as well from a freak accident
Oh now i don't know what to believe....I love Felipe and Ferrari.... i know how Roxi feels now.
quote:Originally posted by Bethni:
Oh now i don't know what to believe....I love Felipe and Ferrari.... i know how Roxi feels now.
BBC have just said he is stable, and they are expecting to wake him up on Sunday
quote:Originally posted by TiGi:quote:Originally posted by Bethni:
Oh now i don't know what to believe....I love Felipe and Ferrari.... i know how Roxi feels now.
Thanks
I feel like such a fool, you'd think he was my brother or something. I'm trailing the websites looking for info.
I watched it earlier but didn't think it was serious.