Massa awake and in stable condition

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The Brazilian Ferrari driver is being treated at the AEK military Hospital in Budapest, where doctors offered an optimistic outlook at a press conference on Monday night.

"In the last 24 hours some major changes have gone through in the condition of Felipe Massa," said Colonel doctor Lajos Zsiros. "His condition continues to be stable."

"As we speak he is sleepy, but he gives adequate answers to the questions we ask him, and he can move his arms and legs spontaneously," Zsiros added.

"Right now he has no fever, and we have removed the drain tube from his wound. Further improvement of his condition can be expected. During the night we do not plan to do any more interventions on him."

Massa was hurt when a spring which had fallen from the back of Rubens Barrichello's car struck him on the helmet at 162 mph, dazing him and causing him to lose control of his car and crash into the tyre barriers at high speed. The accident has left questions over the 28-year-old's future in Formula One.

Earlier on Monday, it was thought that the main threat was an apparent injury to Massa's left eye, which was thought to have been suffered when his helmet was penetrated by the spring.

Professor Robert Veres, the surgeon who operated on Massa over the weekend, earlier said: "He has suffered some damage to the eye. We don't know if he'll be able to race again."

However, Zsiros offered no further information on the condition of Massa's eye at the press conference.

"It is too early to answer this question," he said. "We can give no positive neither negative answer to this, because at this stage the vision cannot be examined."