MACAO – Teenage pilot Sophia Floersch will undergo an operation to fracture her spine after a spectacular aerial crash in the Formula 3 Grand Prix in Macau on Sunday.

The 17-year-old German tweeted: "I just wanted everyone to know that I'm fine, but that I'll go to the operating room tomorrow morning (Monday) … I'll do it soon."

Floersch has a fractured spine, according to a medical report published by his team, the Dutch company Van Amersfoort Racing.

No other details were available.

A video showed that Floersch appeared to photograph Japanese Sho Tsuboi's car and leave the track at high speed in a turn in the fourth lap. Floersch's car then crossed a restraining barrier, struck a structure on the perimeter and fell to the ground with security officers immediately on the scene.

In a statement posted on social media, the FIA, the governing body of motor sport, said that "the driver is aware and has subsequently been taken to the hospital for further evaluation". He added that Tsuboi and "two members of the media and a marshal have also been transferred to a shopping center." local hospital in a conscious state for further evaluation. "

Macau is a former Portuguese colony near Hong Kong.