BUDAPEST, July 31, 2009 (AFP) - Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa will leave hospital on Monday to return to Brazil in a private jet, his personal physician Dino Altman said Friday.

"We have decided that he will go back home on Monday," the Brazilian doctor said in front of the AEK hospital, adding that the state of the pilot continues to improve.

"He will be transported in a private jet, probably to Sao Paolo," he noted.

"In Brazil, he will continue his recovery and will go back into racing as soon as possible," Altman said, although he could not specify how much time the recovery would take.

"The Ferrari pilot will not need any special treatment for his recovery, Altman added.

"On Thursday, Hungarian state television said the driver would be discharged on Sunday, citing the director of the hospital.

"Massa suffered severe injuries when he was struck at around 250 kph by a spring that flew off compatriot Rubens Barrichello's Brawn car during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday.

The 28-year-old driver underwent surgery on his fractured skull.

He was taken out of intensive care Wednesday.

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher has agreed to return to racing to fill in for his friend at Ferrari, starting with the European Grand Prix in Velencia on August 23.