Floersch returns to cockpit following Macau GP crash

Less than four months after fracturing her spine in a frightening crash at the Macau Grand Prix Formula 3 race that made headlines around the world, German teenager Sophia Floersch was back in the cockpit of a race car.

Floersch, who said back in December that she intended to be back in a car by early March, made good on that prediction when she tested a Formula European Masters F3 car entered by her Van Amersfoort Racing team at Monza. Underscoring her impressive recovery, the 18-year-old logged the fastest lap time of the day.

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The European Masters series features the cars previously used by the European F3 Championship, which has merged with the former GP3 series and will race as the FIA Formula 3 Championship with an all-new chassis as the official feeder to Formula 2. The European Masters will contest nine rounds in support of the DTM touring series.