Sophia Floersch lucky to survive horror Macau crash, says F3 team owner

• Teenager had ‘angel on shoulder’, says Frits van Amersfoort
• Marshal and two photographers also hospitalised in crash

The 17-year-old Formula 3 driver Sophia Floersch was lucky to survive her dramatic high speed crash at the Macau Grand Prix according to the owner of her racing team.

Floersch fractured her spine after losing control of her car at an estimated 170mph, hitting the back of another car and launching into a photographers’ pit at the side of the track. Frits van Amersfoort, the owner of her team – Van Amersfoort Racing – said she must have had an “angel on her shoulder”.

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