We are hopeful that one of our 3 other available customers will get to drive the Ferrari F60 this year - if Felipe is unable to race this year - and from the tone of the Ferrari PR - it suggests he is unlikely to be driving again till next year....Good news that Felipe is on the road to recovery and looks 100% for 2010.
Looks like either Mr Todt with Bourdais, Mr Zanarini with Fisichella or maybe Piquet Snr - as I guess Flavio is no longer involved in Piquet Jnr's management? - should be bombarding Mr Domencali with calls...All the above could do a better job than Luca - who is a great test driver and nice guy - but probably not the right choice for a Ferrari race seat..Anyway latest rumours suggest Kubica is in with a shout!
Reckon the atmosphere in Monza will be fraught if the number 2 driver is miles off the pace...and an Italian driver in Ferrari at the Italian GP has a ring to it...
Liuzzi would likely to be the replacement for Fisi at Force India if Mallya gets the call from Domenicalli to see if the Italian would be released.
For fun - would guesstimate their respective chances are:
Fisi - 65%
Kubica - 40%
Piquet/Bourdais - 10%
Away from all this speculation which will be resolved very soon - lets hope felipe gets back in the car ASAP
Ferrari PR below:
OK from Miami for Felipe
It was a long day yesterday for Felipe Massa, seen by doctors. The Ferrari driver flew to Miami on Sunday for some important check ups carried out by Professor Stephen Olvey, Head of the Jackson Memorial Hospital Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit.
The checks (neurometric and impact tests, cognitive capacity tests) all had a positive outcome, just like the eye exam: everything is in order for Felipe to get back to racing. Now there has just to be carried out some plastic surgery at the skull, where the spring at the accident at the Hungaroring hit his helmet. The surgery will take place in the upcoming days. After a short convalescence Felipe can then gradually start with physical preparations.
“I’m very happy about the results,” Felipe told the official Ferrari website before boarding the plane back to Sao Paulo. “After the small surgery in the next days I can finally start to go to the gym to get back into shape and drive some tests in karts. On the track with a Formula 1 single-seater? Let’s take it step by step: at the moment I’m concentrating on taking up physical activities, which is a great step forward.”
Naturally the results were received with great joy and satisfaction at Maranello with the prospect to be able to count on Felipe 100% for the start of the next racing season.
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