Ferrari driver Felipe Massa slammed into a wall during qualifying for Formula One’s Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday and was airlifted to a hospital. His team said he was in stable condition.
The Brazilian driver was conscious and moving his arms before being evacuated from the Hungaroring’s medical center by helicopter.
A spring that had fallen off Rubens Barrichello’s Brawn GP car flew up and struck Massa in the helmet, apparently dazing him as the Ferrari continued straight through a curb, across the track and through the gravel area alongside the circuit before slamming into a row of protective tires that line the circuit wall … Details
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