A horror accident at the world's narrowest street circuit makes a car fly through a security fence

Two pilots, two photographers and a race marshal were hospitalized after a terrible accident that caused the flight of Sophia Flörsch. The front wheels of the car hang from his car. Another pilot passed through the fence of the runway and then into the stand of a photographer. outside of the corner. This is what can happen in Macau, the world's narrowest street route.

The speed and severity of Flörsch's fall means that I do not want to keep on saying terrifying, but it's really much faster, more violent and steeper than the wrecks you see on race tracks with lots of safe release.

Flörsch beat compatriot Sho Tsuboi in the tight corner of Lisboa in the Formula 3 race yesterday at the infamous Macau GP. Flörsch had already lost his front wheels in another incident in the straightaway, as reported by Autosport. Both drivers were aware, as had originally announced the race organizers.

A medical official of the race, spotted by Crash.net, later announced that a fracture of the spine had been diagnosed in Flörsch:

Flörsch herself tweeted today that she was going to have surgery and that she was "good", which proves that race car drivers have very different ideas about what a "fine":

Adding to the horror of the crash, the retransmission of the race seems to have shown only a fraction of what happened. Flörsch in the air is more like a video problem than anything else:

While spectators in the stands have seen all this, which is disturbing to watch:

It is difficult, even on video, to see clearly what happened, but a person standing over the inside of the corner had the full vision in slow motion. Again, it's hard to watch, knowing how many people have been hurt:

The racing world learned in the 1960s and 1970s that, as cars grow faster and faster, race tracks need more and more space between drivers and racers. potentially deadly obstacles. But this wreck shows how dangerous riders are always exposed to and how difficult it can be to protect them when space is limited. Do not forget that a motorcycle rider died in Macao last year.

We will keep you posted when we have more information on the state of Flörsch, Tsuboi, photographers and marshall.