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Old 19th November 2018, 08:51   #1
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Sophia Flörsch crashes at the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix

Saw this crash on a link shared on Twitter at the Formula 3 race Macau Grand Prix involving German teenage driver Sophia Floersch. Incredibly, she has survived this high-speed crash albeit with a fractured spine. The 17-year-old driver lost control of her Van Amersfoort car at a speed of just under 280km/h on Sunday. Her car hit fellow driver Sho Tsuboi before being catapulted through the air and through fencing.


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https://twitter.com/i/status/1064089412349452288

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Old 19th November 2018, 12:45   #2
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re: Sophia Flörsch crashes at the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix

Here's another video showing the accident at the speed at which it happened. It's incredible that everyone involved survived such a high-speed crash.

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Old 19th November 2018, 15:19   #3
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re: Sophia Flörsch crashes at the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix

It baffles me on why Marshals were positioned on the outside of the corner. It is well known that cars would head on the tangent around a corner, if something goes wrong.
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Old 21st November 2018, 13:29   #4
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Re: Sophia Flörsch crashes at the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix

This video shows exactly what triggered the deadly crash. The accident was triggered by Floersch running in to the back of Jehan Daruvala – who appeared to slow for yellow warning flags. Sophia was really close to Jehan, so when Jehan braked early she had no time to react. She hit Jehan’s right-rear, and that spun her around straight into Lisboa, and she flew into the other car.

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