( CNN ) -- Injured Formula One star Felipe Massa is looking forward to taking his first steps towards driving again after passing a series of mental and physical tests in Miami . Felipe Massa has been given the all-clear to begin training as he bids to return to the race track . His team Ferrari reported on its Web site on Tuesday that the Brazilian , who suffered horrific head wounds in Hungary in July , had come through the tests satisfactorily on Monday . `` The checks ( which included neurometric , impact and cognitive capacity tests ) all had a positive outcome , just like the eye exam : everything is in order for Felipe to get back to racing , '' the statement said . `` Now there has just to be carried out some plastic surgery at the brain box , where the spring at the accident at the Hungaroring hit his helmet . `` The surgery will take place in the upcoming days . After a short convalescence Felipe can then gradually start with physical preparations . '' The 28-year-old , who finished second in last year 's drivers ' world championship , said that he planned to take things slowly following the operation . `` I 'm very happy about the results , '' he told www.Ferrari.com before returning home to Sao Paulo . `` After the small surgery , in the next few days I can finally start to go to the gym to get back into shape and drive some tests in karts . `` On the track with a Formula One single-seater ? Let 's take it step by step . At the moment I 'm concentrating on taking up physical activities , which is a great step forward . '' Ferrari said Massa was expected to be at 100 percent fitness in time for the 2010 season , but gave no indication whether he would return to racing this year -- he has , however , indicated that he would like to drive at his home Brazilian Grand Prix on October 18 . His replacement , test driver Luca Badoer , is not expected to drive at the Italian Grand Prix two weekends away after finishing last in his two races so far . Badoer , who stepped into the breach when F1 legend Michael Schumacher was unable to make a shock return to the sport due to a neck problem , was not allowed to test drive the current Ferrari vehicle during the four-week summer break due to this year 's regulations . Veteran Italian Giancarlo Fisichella has been linked with Ferrari after finishing second at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday , but his team Force India insist that he will race for them at Monza . Highly-rated Polish driver Robert Kubica is also in the running to replace Badoer , with his team BMW Sauber dropping out of F1 at the end of this season . Badoer 's results aside , Ferrari have enjoyed a renaissance since Massa 's injury , with 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen winning in Belgium to end a personal drought of 26 races and placing third in Valencia .
Injured F1 star Felipe Massa passes series of mental and physical tests . The Brazilian driver was in a coma for three days after suffering head injuries at the Japanese Grand Prix last month. Massa suffered horrific head injuries after a freak accident in Hungary in July . Ferrari expected to drop his struggling replacement Luca Badoer .