Auer returns to Austria after surgery for broken vertebrae

Auer was involved in a violent crash in the opening practice for January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, the 28-year-old smashing head-on into a concrete wall at Turn 1 in his #53 Winward Mercedes-AMG GT3 car.
Auer had to be transported to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach where the full extent of his injuries was revealed, and he was subsequently operated upon in the same facility.
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