Felipe Massa Cracks Jokes, Will Leave Hospital Monday

You already know the story. Felipe Massa was struck in the helmet with a spring while rocketing along at 162 mph during the Hungarian Grand Prix, only to be knocked unconscious and crash head on into a tire-wall. The story thickened when we found out he fractured his skull and may have suffered irreparable eye damage. Then Schumi stepped up and took his spot.

Now we have a report from ITV that Massa will leave the hospital on Monday and be flown home in a private jet back to Brazil. He has been recovering in Budapest's AEK military hospital, and his physician Dino Altmann said he was making good progress.

Massa says he is eager to return to racing as soon as he is capable, and was even cracking jokes about Schumacher taking his spot: "We'll see if I let him drive my car!"

Altmann expressed with confidence that Massa will be able to get back on the track - eventually.

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