Massa out of Intensive Care
Thursday 30th July 2009
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Felipe Massa has left the AEK hospital's ICU to move to his own private room as he continues to recover from last weekend's Hungarian accident.
Massa, who suffered a fractured skull and an injury to his left eye during Hungarian qualifying, underwent more tests on Wednesday, receiving a positive prognosis.
According to Ferrari's website, he can 'speak, sit upright and was even able to take his first steps.' The rate of his recovery saw the 28-year-old taken off the critical list and moved into a private room.
"The most important situation is that Felipe is out of intensive care and now in his own private room. He is speaking more or less normally and he has managed his first few steps so, from a clinical point of view, everything is going in the right direction," said Ferrari spokesperson Luca Colajanni
"There are no issues for the time being, and although we are still cautious, he is getting better and better. The situation is improving all the time. There was some suggestion he would leave the hospital soon but he will remain in Budapest for as long as is necessary."
Meanwhile, other reports claim the Brazilian's remarkable improvement could see him transfered to a hospital in Paris earlier than scheduled.
After leaving AEK in Budapest, Massa will reportedly head to Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris to continue his recovery.
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