PARIS – Questions are being asked about safety standards in motorsports after a horrifying crash at the Macau Grand Prix (MGP) on Sunday led to 17-year-old German driver Sophia Flörsch undergoing seven hours of spinal surgery.
The Macau Grand Prix has been held for 65 years, and the Formula 3 race in which German racer Flörsch hurtled into two photographers and a race marshal after flying off the track on Sunday is the most popular race of all.
Raced over a temporary street circuit, the 6.2-kilometre track is dotted with long straights where speeds of 275km/h are the norm, which are then coupled with tight, blind corners. As with most urban circuits the roads are narrow and there are few safety exits.
