Habsburg was amongst plenty of Alpine drivers testing the Alpine A424 LMDh automobile at Aragon on 27 March when he suffered a crash at Flip 7, prompting a go to to a close-by hospital for check-ups.
After returning to his house nation of Austria the next day, he underwent additional scans that exposed the complete extent of his again accidents – though the medical doctors concluded that there was no neurological impression from the incident.
The 26-year-old has begun his restoration remedy, nevertheless it stays unclear if he might be match sufficient to participate within the 6 Hours of Imola on 21 April.
Ought to the Austrian driver be unable to race in Italy, Alpine might name in manufacturing unit Mercedes racer Jules Gounon, who was introduced as its reserve driver in February this yr.
“On the afternoon of March 27, 2024, in the course of the A424 take a look at session in Motorland (Aragon), driver Ferdinand Habsburg had an accident at Flip 7,” Alpine mentioned in a press release issued to Motorsport.com.
“The reason for the accident is at the moment below investigation.
“Ferdinand was taken to the hospital in Alcaniz for examinations and was discharged within the night.
“The following day, he was repatriated to Austria, the place he underwent additional examinations. Ferdinand suffers from two fractured lumbar vertebrae, with no neurological impression.
“He’s starting his restoration, the length of which has not but been outlined. It’ll decide its participation within the subsequent spherical of the FIA WEC at Imola.
“Alpine offers Ferdinand its full assist and needs him the very best and quickest restoration.”
Habsburg’s crash follows a formidable begin to Alpine’s LMDh programme within the Qatar 1812Km, the place the #35 A424 he shared with Paul-Loup Chatin and Charles Milesi picked up a strong haul of factors in seventh after the disqualification of the #2 Chip Ganassi Cadillac V-Collection.R.
The sister #36 entry crewed by Mick Schumacher, Nicolas Lapierre and Matthieu Vaxiviere completed on the cusp of factors in eleventh.
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