Massa back where he belongs

Last week,Massa,who fractured his skull after being hit by bouncing debris during qualifying in Hungary,said he had slight hopes of racing in the season-ending Abu Dhabi grand prix on November 1.

No return till 2010

But the team made it clear before Mondays test that he would not make his competitive return until the start of next season and the driver has accepted this. I didnt have any vision problems and today I would be ready to do,not one race,but two straight after each other, he said.

Naturally there is a period of time that must elapse first for precautionary reasons. But,having been in the car,I can say that Im the same as before the accident.

He said he was now keen to start work on next years race car so that he and his soon-to-be team mate Fernando Alonso will have the raw materials to be able to bounce back from a difficult season.

We can start preparing for next year,which wont be an easy year because this one has been hard,and work to have a good car and fight for the championship, he said.