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Jutros je potvrđeno kako je zdravstveno stanje Felipea Masse nakon jučerašnje operacije - stabilno.

Brazilac je u jučerašnjoj nesreći zadobio frakturu lubanje, potres mozga i posjekotinu na čelu.

"Nakon jučerašnje operacije, stanje Felipea Masse ostalo je stabilno i tijekom noći nije došlo do nikakvih komplikacija. Danas će biti odrađen još jedno CT skeniranje, koje će nam dati preciznije informacije," pisalo je u Ferrarijevoj izjavi.

U ovom trenutku još nije moguće procijeniti koliko će potrajati Brazilčev oporavak, međutim, povratak utrkama prije kraja sezone mogao bi biti vrlo malo vjerojatan.

Renault suspended from European GP


Renault has been suspended from the European Grand Prix for the events that led to a wheel coming off Fernando Alonso's car in Hungary today.

Following a post-race discussion with the stewards, it was deemed that the team had breached the regulations enough for it to be suspended from the next event.

It means Alonso will miss his home event that takes place in Valencia next month, unless he moves to another team.

Alonso had been leading the race up until his stop, but his efforts came to nothing after his right front wheel was not fitted properly. It worked its way loose and flew off the car later that lap, ending up against the crash barriers.

A statement issued by the stewards on Sunday night said that there had been multiple breaches of the regulations by the Renault team.

Stewards talked to Renault representatives twice after the race.

The statement said that Renault "knowingly released car no. 7 from the pitstop position without one of the retaining devices for the wheel-nuts being securely in position, this being an indication that the wheel itself may not have been properly secured."

It added that Renault, "being aware of this, failed to take any action to prevent the car from leaving the pitlane....failed to inform the driver of this problem or to advise him to take appropriate action given the circumstances, even though the driver contacted the team by radio believing he had a puncture."

It said that the team's actions had compromised safety in breach of Article 3.2 of the Sporting Regulations, and in breach of Article 23.1.i had released the car from the pits before it was safe to do so.

Renault has been reminded of its right to appeal the decision.

Šumaher bi razmotrio poziv Ferarija

Portparolka sedmostrukog šampiona Formule jedan Mihaela Šumahera kazala je da bi bivši nemački vozač razmotrio mogućnost da okonča penziju, ako bi ga Ferari zamolio da zameni povređenog Felipea Masu.

- Ako nam se Ferari obrati, Mihael će razmotriti tu ponudu - rekla je Sabin Kem novinskoj agenciji DPA, iako je Šumaherov menadžer Vili Veber ranije odbacio mogućnost povratka Nemca u Formulu jedan.

Masa je u subotnjim kvalifikacijama za Veliku nagradu Mađarske doživeo višestruki prelom lobanje, a doktoru su najavili da se Brazilac neće na staze vratiti do kraja sezone. Šumaher, vlasnik skoro svih rekorda Formule jedan, penzionisao se 2006. godine.

F1 braced for BMW exit announcement



BMW, 2009BMW's future in Formula 1 is in serious doubt amid mounting speculation that the German car manufacturer will announce its withdrawal from the sport at the end of this season, on Wednesday.

An emergency press conference has been called at BMW's headquarters in Munich, where it is suggested that the car company may reveal that it has decided to end its involvement in F1.

The invite to the press conference said it had been called because of 'current developments in motor sport.'

The press conference will be hosted by Dr. Norbert Reithofer, the chairman of the BMW board, Dr. Klaus Draeger, the director for development, and Mario Theissen, BMW motorsport director. The presence of such senior management figures suggests that the announcement will be very significant.

Officials at BMW refused to comment about what the press conference was about, but they did confirm that it was 'important' news.

BMW had hoped to fight for the world championship this year, but instead the F1.09 has fallen short of expectations. Its struggles, allied to the abandonment of its KERS, that BMW had pushed hard for in F1, are likely to have played a part in any decision about the future of the team.

Although BMW Sauber had a difficult start to the season, Theissen has made it clear on several occasions that the team's form had not changed the BMW Board's commitment to F1.

"We analysed and evaluated the situation and the F1 programme with the board prior to the start of the season in February," said Theissen in May. "It was overall a very positive evaluation and judgement, and that hasn't changed.

"Apparently everybody is disappointed about the sporting results, but other than that there is no news and we have not discussed it since."

However, sources suggest that a review meeting was planned for July to decide the future of the team - and this may be behind any announcement planned for the morning.

Should BMW confirm it is pulling out of the sport, it will be the second car manufacturer to do so in eight months - with Honda having announced last December that it was to leave the sport.

The announcement will be more of a surprise, however, because BMW Sauber was on the verge of signing a Concorde Agreement that would have committed the team to F1 until the end of 2012.