Floersch's father won't stop her from racing again

Sophia Floersch's father, Alex, had confessed that there is nothing he can do to stop his daughter racing again, and has detailed his thoughts and feelings in the immediate aftermath of the 17-year-old's terrifying crash at the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix.

The race on Sunday was given a red flag and halted when Floersch's car became airborne after an on-track crash, hurtling into a photographer bay over the side.

Reports eventually surfaced that she had suffered a fractured spine in the incident, and went under an 11-hour surgical procedure the next day to save her from paralysis.

Alex Floersch says that, despite the initial worries for her wellbeing, Sophia will race again if she wants to.

"I am sitting at her side now and she’s just happy the surgery is done," he told SportsMail.

"Things will get better every day. But for now she has some pain - the drugs are wearing off.

"We have not yet spoken about whether she will race again - it is too soon for that - but from my point of view there is nothing I would do to stop her."

Floersch has revealed that he was in the dark as to his daughter's condition in the minutes following the horror crash, which he describes as "the hardest minutes of his life".

"The FIA and all the medics did a great job and I would like to thank them for everything they did," the German continued.

Just wanted to let everybody know that I am fine but will be going into Surgery tomorow morning. Thanks to the @fia and @hwaag_official @MercedesAMGF1 who are taking great care of me.
Thanks to everybody for the Supporting messages.
Update soon. — Sophia Floersch (@SophiaFloersch) November 18, 2018

"The surgery went well. She is awake and things are going smoothly after the operation.

"The doctors say that if everything continues to progress satisfactorily that she will be in hospital in Macau for six or seven days before flying back to Germany."

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