Burti Anxious to Get Back to Work after Crash

Brazilian driver Luciano Burti has admitted not remembering his dramatic accident during the Belgian Grand Prix last Sunday, and added that he is willing to return to his routine as soon as possible.

The Prost driver, speaking to the press for the first time since the shunt at Spa, crashed heavily against the tyre barriers after clipping the end of Eddie Irvine's Jaguar at more than 240 km/h. Burti was taken to a hospital in Liege, where it was revealed he sustained head injury but with no brain swelling.

"I cannot tell yet what really happened," Burti said on Monday. "I remember of being quite fast and try to overtake Eddie Irvine, but I don't remember the crash. I feel quite in pain in all my body, mainly in the back.

"To be honest, I want to get out from the bed as soon as possible and catch up again my driver routine, but I know that it is important to remain resting for a few days."

The Brazilian will remain in hospital until the end of the week and possibly over the weekend too, where he is to undergo more tests. American doctor Gary Harstein, a member of the official team of FIA, is currently supervising the medical team taking care of Burti.

"We have done new detailed examinations all over his body and the results are quite positive, since there are no fractures or injuries, just a few hematomas in the body, as well as in the forehead and cheeks, which should disappear in a few days," Harstein said.

"The little bleeding in his head hasn't enlarged since Sunday afternoon and the tendency is it to be absorbed by the body, a process which should evolve very well, making the recuperation of the Brazilian driver to be a very good one."

Burti is to leave the Intensive Care Unit on Tuesday, and it is likely he will miss the Italian Grand Prix next week.