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  1. DF1

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    Massa cleared after vision test

    Eurosport - Fri, 09 Oct 23:14:00 2009

    Felipe Massa's vision has recovered fully after his life-threatening accident in July and he will get back behind the wheel of a Formula One car

    The Brazilian (pictured), who fractured his skull at the Hungarian Grand Prix, returned to Ferrari's Maranello factory and has been working in a Formula One simulator for much of the week.

    He flew to Paris on Friday for neurological and ophthalmological tests conducted by the FIA at the Pitie Salpetriere hospital that will continue on Saturday.

    "The first outcomes are positive: especially the ophthalmological exam confirmed that Felipe, who arrived with his personal doctor Dino Altmann, has recovered the functions of his left eye by 100 per cent," Ferrari said on their website.

    The Brazilian was hit on the head, just over his left eye, by a metal spring that fell off compatriot Rubens Barrichello's Brawn and bounced down the track in qualifying at the Hungaroring.

    Massa will fly to Brazil after his test in a 2007 Ferrari at Fiorano and will wave the chequered flag at his home grand prix at Interlagos on October 18.

    The Brazilian won at the Sao Paulo circuit last year before losing out on the title by a single point to McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.

    This year's race, the penultimate of the season, could decide the title with Britain's Jenson Button leading Massa's friend Barrichello by 14 points.

    The season ender is in Abu Dhabi on November 1, but Massa said he was unlikely to be fit to compete in it.
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    Great to hear!
     
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    Good news. Looks like they will do the smart thing and wait for the fractures to finish setting before a return to competition.
     
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    The big one is down:)

    Nice!
     
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    That is very good news!
     
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    Phew, I like Massa. :) Glad he's doing well!
     
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    I'd like nothing better than to see him well and behind the wheel of an F1 Ferrari again.
     
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    If you want to support Felipe, go to www.felipemassa.com and send him a nice message. He sees these and appreciates them. I do this regularly!
     
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    Forza Massa! :)
     
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