Sauber driver Sergio Perez must pass a medical test before he can race in next week's Canadian Grand Prix.
Perez was released from hospital on Monday after being knocked unconscious in a heavy crash during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.
The 21-year-old said he was "pretty sure" he would drive in Montreal but governing body, the FIA, will make a final decision.
Sauber said they were "optimistic" Perez would be allowed to race.
Perez suffered concussion and a bruised thigh during qualifying for last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix when he crashed exiting the tunnel and plunged his Sauber into the barrier at the chicane.
The session was stopped for an half an hour while crews extricated him from the car before taking him to the Princess Grace hospital in Monte Carlo.
Perez did not take part in the race as he was kept in hospital for two days for observation before being released on Monday.
I'm better than ever and more motivated than ever Sergio Perez
The Mexican, who is contesting his first season in F1, commented on his Twitter page on Wednesday that the accident had made him stronger.
"On Sunday watching the race from the bed, I realised how much I love what I do!" he said. "I'm better than ever and more motivated than ever."
Perez believed he was fit enough to race around the streets of Monte Carlo after his accident and, following his release from hospital, he commented: "On Sunday I felt a bit dizzy but that is all.
"I have a little bit of pain in my leg and in my neck, but this comes from the muscles and is nothing to worry about.
"I'm looking forward to being back in the car soon. I'm pretty sure I will be driving in Montreal. [I will be doing] everything I can to drive in Canada."
Perez is expected to return to Sauber's Swiss headquarters in the next two days before flying to Canada for next week's grand prix.
Under the sport's regulations, if a driver is incapacitated following an accident he must undergo an obligatory medical test at the next event on the calendar.
Perez will have a check-up, which is likely to be carried out by the FIA chief medical officer Gary Hartstein, either next Wednesday or Thursday in Montreal.
"We are optimistic that everything will be fine," a Sauber spokesman said.
McLaren driver Jenson Button had described the chicane where Perez crashed as one of Monaco's "danger spots". The Englishman crashed there himself in 2003.
Perez's accident was the third over the weekend in driver suffered by a driver coming out of the tunnel and heading to the chicane. Renault's Vitaly Petrov also crashed there on Thursday and Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg suffered a similar incident at the same place in final practice.
Perez, who is also part of the Ferrari driver academy, is in his rookie F1 season and claimed his first points in Spain, where he finished ninth.
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