Massa gets back to kart racing in Brazil

The Associated Press

SAO PAULO — Formula One driver Felipe Massa got behind the wheels of a kart, practicing for the first time in public since sustaining multiple skull fractures in a crash.

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FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2009 photo, Formula One driver Felipe Massa attends a ceremony to launch the Racing Festival, a new Brazilian car race category for young drivers, in Sao Paulo. Massa got behind the wheels of a kart, practicing for the first time in public since sustaining multiple skull fractures in a crash. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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TV showed Massa racing with his Ferrari uniform on a red kart in Sao Paulo on Tuesday. Local media said he also had raced for a few laps on Monday.

The Brazilian was hospitalized for nine days and underwent surgery following his life-threatening, high-speed crash in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on July 25.

The 28-year-old Massa had said he wants to race at the Brazilian GP next month, but Ferrari hinted he won't be back until next year. Massa expects to participate in a charity karting race Nov. 27-29 in Florianopolis.

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September 29, 2009 04:36 PM EDT

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