Germany’s 17-year-old racing driver Sophia Flörsch who fractured her cervical vertebrae in a horrifying crash at the Formula Three Macau Grand Prix (MGP) has vowed to return to the sport after surviving surgery lasting nearly half a day.
Flörsch flew off the track on Sunday, hurtling into marshals and photographers, before being rushed to the Conde de S. Januario Hospital Centre in a stable condition.
“I survived the operation which took 11 hours. Hope from now on it only gets better,” she wrote in a Facebook post late Tuesday.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng (right, front), Sports Bureau (ID) President Pun Weng Kun (left, front) and Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion (centre, front) visit Germany’s F3 driver Sophia Flörsch at the government-run Conde de S. Januario Hospital Centre yesterday, accompanied by other officials and members of Flörsch’s team. Photo: GCS
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