Felipe Massa has told Brazilian television he hopes to return to racing at the Brazilian Grand Prix on 18 October.
The Ferrari driver, 28, is recovering at home after suffering severe head injuries in a crash during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
“I cannot wait to race again, I hope I can do the Brazilian Grand Prix,” he said.
“But it’s for the doctors to say. I have to show I can be ready.”
Massa’s accident, which occurred on 25 July, happened after a spring from Rubens Barrichello’s Brawn GP car hit his helmet. BBC Sport
The 28-year-old Brazilian said “I’m not afraid of getting back on the accelerator.”
“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. AFP
Massa will face stringent checks before he is allowed to race again but is nevertheless confident he will recover in time for the Interlagos race.
Last season’s Championship runner-up said he had no recollection of the crash.
“I think I am going to do some laps in a go-kart beforehand, then I will go to the FIA to do the examinations and get the authorisation to come back to racing,” he said.
“I lived the accident, but I slept,” he added. “I didn’t see the spring. Many people ask me: ‘the spring came, did you not see it?’ But I didn’t see it hit me, I didn’t see anything. The spring just hit my head and I slept.
“The car crashed and I carried on accelerating but it almost wasn’t me that was doing it. It looks like I move my hands, but I was sleeping. SkySports
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