Ferdinand Habsburg: Many questions after the crash during testing / FIA WEC

The confirmation from his Alpine team was brief and limited: Ferdinand Habsburg had an accident at the age of 7 at Motorland Aragon during Alpine endurance (and Porsche) at the end of March. The 26-year-old was then taken to Alcaniz hospital for examination and flown to Austria the next day. Two compression fractures of the lumbar vertebrae were detected, fortunately without neurological symptoms.

Habsburg is on the mend at his home in Vienna. But when there may be a return is quite clear. Along with the cause of the accident. “Last week was very painful, now things are a little better,” Ferdinand said. He indicated that it was a technical problem and not a driving fault, but he did not want to officially confirm: “Only the team can say anything about it.” But so far it has stated that the investigation of the source is ongoing. Further details from Alpine are still unavailable, even after enquiries.

It is unlikely that Habsburg will be able to compete in the second long-distance race of the World Cup, the Six Hours of Imola on April 21. The next round of the World Championship is the Le Mans dressage on May 11 at Spa-Francorchamps. But the renovation comes first. In fact he had to cancel his appearance at this weekend’s European Le Mans Series (ELMS) Championship opener in Barcelona, ​​​​​​where Alpine teammate Paul-Loup Chatin will take his place in the LMP2 Winter Championship.