F1 driver Massa recovering; eyeing October return

Felipe Massa, the Formula One racer recovering after a July crash, is looking to compete in Brazil's Grand Prix in October if he gets a medical all-clear, reports said Monday. The 28-year-old Brazilian said I'm not afraid of getting back on the accelerator, according to several newspapers. I will return to racing, he said. He admitted though, that despite not feeling any pain and remembering nothing of his accident, I still don't feel 100 percent right now. The comments reinforced Massa's stated desire to return to the racetrack following his horrific accident in Budapest while qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on July 25. He suffered severe head injuries when he was struck at around 250 kph by a spring that flew off compatriot Rubens Barrichello's Brawn car. Massa underwent surgery on his fractured skull in Hungary and on August 5 was flown to Brasil for convalescence.