Teenage Racer Cheats Death in Horror Crash at Macau F3 Final (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Numerous injuries have been reported after 17-year-old Formula 3 driver Sophia Flörsch lost control of her car, sending it flying through the air and slamming into a wall on the perimeter of the track.
The incident occurred on a right-hand turn when German teenager Flörsch collided with Sho Tsuboi, sending her Van Amersfoort Racing car airborne directly into a barrier before colliding with a trackside area reserved for photographers, Grand Prix 247 reported.
Macau Grand Prix organizers informed reporters: “Five individuals were involved in the accident at Lisboa Bend. All were conscious during transit to the hospital and are now receiving medical treatment. Two drivers; two photographers and one marshal.”
Later they released Medical Bulletin Number 009/2018 (right) which stated that Florsch had symptoms of “back pain” and was diagnosed by the trackside medical team as “conscious, vital signs stable” with a “spinal fracture” and was “admitted on the Emergence Room of Conde S. Januraio General Hospital.”
The FIA has since released a brief statement: “A serious incident has occurred on lap 4 of the 2018 FIA F3 World Cup at Macau involving car #25 Sophia Flörsch (GER). Following evaluation by medical staff, the driver is conscious and has subsequently been taken to hospital for further evaluation.”
The race was red-flagged after the accident and didn’t restart until an hour afterwards, as the barrier suffered significant damage in the incident.
