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A Ferrari statement read: "After undergoing an operation on Saturday afternoon, Felipe Massa's condition remains stable and there were no further complications through the night.

"He will be given another CT scan which will provide more precise information."

The 28-year-old was struck by a spring - which can weigh anything up to a kilogram - that had worked loose from Rubens Barrichello's Brawn GP during the middle 15-minute period of qualifying.

The spring was seen bouncing along the Hungaroring track before flying over the front of Massa's Ferrari that was travelling at 170mph, striking the Brazilian on the helmet just over his left eye.

Massa appeared to be knocked unconscious, with his right foot jamming down on the throttle as he drove straight into a tyre barrier.

Stricken in the car, photographs emerged showing a fist-sized dent in his helmet, and with the visor up, there was a large cut over a blackened left eye.

Massa was initially treated at the circuit's medical centre before being taken by helicopter to Budapest's AEK military hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.

A Ferrari official later described the operation as a "success".

It is now hoped the brain scan on Sunday will confirm Massa is en route to recovery.