Budapest, Hungary (GenevaLunch) - Fernando Alonso will start on pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix after an incident-packed qualifying session which saw Felipe Massa taken to hospital by helicopter after crashing at 200 kph. The Brazilian Ferrari driver has undergone emergency surgery after suffering skull damage and concussion, reports the BBC. Ferrari says he will remain under observation in intensive care.
It is Alonso’s 18th pole, but the first this year. His Renault will be followed on the starting grid by the two Red Bulls driven by Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Lewis Hamilton starts fourth while current leader Jenson Button is back in eighth place in his Brawn.
Details: BBC, Daily Telegraphcrash, Felipe Massa homepage
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News story, GenevaLunch, 25 July 2009.
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Tags: Budapest, car racing, crash, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungary, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel, surgery
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July 26th, 2009 at 2:35 am
Our thoughts and prayers are with massa’s family and his team. May god bless and his healing hand be upon them.