This morning Felipe Massa left Budapest in the direction of São Paulo, Brazil, where he will arrive in the evening but before leaving the hospital, where he has been recovering after the accident last weekend he gave his first interview

After his work in the simulator on Thursday afternoon at Maranello Michael Schumacher moved up another step with the work of physically preparing himself for the European GP by turning in 67 laps at Mugello yesterday in an F2007

Hardly has the announcement of the shock return to the cockpit of Michael Schumacher started to sink in than the German driver reports that he is in Maranello and pressing forward with preparations for his grand prix comeback

"When Luca di Montezemolo asked Michael if he wanted to give us a hand at the moment," says Stefano Domenicali, "I understood from looking in his eyes, even before he replied, how strong are the links between Michael and the Scuderia"

ItaliaspeedTV: Michael Schumacher interview "Working with Ferrari" (Shell)

Ferrari has sensationally announced that the legendary seven-time F1 World Champion, Michael Schumacher, will return to Formula One to replace injured Felipe Massa from Valencia subject to the completing of a training programme

There has been more good news today from the AEK in Budapest, where Felipe Massa has been recovering since last Saturday following his crash and according to Ferrari today he has been sitting up and even able to take his first steps

Ferrari has issued another update on Felipe Massa and the prognosis will be a relief for motor racing fans, the statement saying that "his condition is improving quickly and consistently" and that he is "more and more awake and reactive"

Ferrari released another update on Felipe Massa's on-going medical situation last night saying that his critical condition since his qualifying crash on Saturday was showing signs of improvement as he remains in Budapest's AEK hospital

Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo arrived at the AEK hospital in Budapest this morning where he met Felipe Massa's wife Rafaela and the Brazilian driver's parents and discussed the medical situation with Massa with the Hungarian doctors

After the terrible Massa incident on Saturday, Kimi Raikkonen delivered Ferrari a fantastic morale boosting second place podium finish in the Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday, his second podium of the season and the team’s third

Sebastien Buemi failed to capitalise on his strong qualifying showing this afternoon in Hungary and the Toro Rosso driver fell back to finish last and was passed by his debuting team mate Jaime Alguersuari who claimed fifteenth spot

Ferrari issued another update on Felipe Massa's condition last night, reporting that he had undergone surgery following his big crash in Hungary and that the "procedure was positive" adding that he would now remain in under observation

Toro Rosso's updates to its Ferrari-powered STR4 really started to reap dividends during the qualifying session this afternoon in Hungary with Sebastien Buemi posting the eleventh fastest time and missing out on the Q3 by just one place

Felipe Massa has been hospitalised after a high speed crash during the qualifying sessions at the Hungaroring earlier this afternoon, the Brazilian was hit on the helmet by debris and he careered off the track at high speed and into a tyre wall

Jaime Alguersuari became the youngest driver to ever take part in a grand prix weekend when the 19-year-old reigning British F3 champion got in the cockpit of the Ferrari-powered Toro Rosso for yesterday's free practice sessions in Hungary

ItaliaspeedTV: Michael Schumacher interview "Looking Back" (Shell)

Ferrari has finally written of its chances in this year's championship as the team admitted that they had also used today's two free practice sessions in Hungary to test parts for next year track time which is invaluable due to the testing ban

ItaliaspeedTV: Stefano Domenicali interview: "Coping with pressure" (Shell)

ItaliaspeedTV: Hungarian Grand Prix, Preview - Kimi Raikkonen

"This year we gained a podium at Monaco and this is our objective for Budapest," says Kimi Raikkonen, "we were able to fight for the pole until the last moment and I think that if we had gained it, the race would have gone in a different direction

Ferrari arrives in Hungary for the tenth round of the Formula 1 World Championship on the back of an encouraging third place podium finish for Felipe Massa in Germany; however this season every race weekend seems to have its own story

Ferrari has joined John Surtees, who won the 1964 F1 World Championship title at the wheel of a Ferrari 158 and is held in the deepest regard at Maranello, in mourning the untimely death of his son who was killed at Brands Hatch over the weekend

Scuderia Toro Rosso has confirmed that as had been expected that as from this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix Jaime Alguersuari will drive for the Italian team alongside Sebastien Buemi and in doing so become the youngest ever F1 driver