Teen driver survives airborne crash

Teenage

driver Sophia Floersch is set to undergo surgery for a spinal fracture after a spectacular airborne crash in the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix.

The 17-year-old German tweeted: “Just wanted to let everybody know that I am fine but will be going into surgery ... Update soon.”

Netherlands-based Van Amersfoort Racing tweeted: “The whole world saw what happened and we can only thank God that @SophiaFloersch escaped with relatively light injuries.” (AP)