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'No fear of paralysis' for Sophia Floersch after horror F3 crash

Teenage Formula 3 racer Sophia Floersch has come through surgery without complications following the horrifying high-speed crash which left her with a fractured spine at the weekend.

Early on in Sunday's race Floersch, 17, hit a rival car on the flat-out run down to Lisboa corner. That caused her to lose control of her own vehicle, which spun out of control towards the right-hander.

When she reached the apex she was launched over the car of Sho Tsuboi, catapulting her into the barrier. Data from the circuit recorded her speed shortly before impact at 276 km/h.