Felipe Massa's vision has fully recovered after his life-threatening accident in July and he will get back behind the wheel of a Formula One car this week.
The Brazilian, who fractured his skull at the Hungarian Grand Prix, returned to Ferrari's Maranello factory on Monday and has been working in a Formula One simulator for much of the week.
The Brazilian won at the Sao Paulo circuit last year before losing out on the title by a single point to McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
This year's race, the penultimate of the season, could decide the title with Britain's Jenson Button leading Massa's friend Barrichello by 14 points.
The season ender is in Abu Dhabi on November the first, but Massa says he's unlikely to be fit to compete.
