Doctors says test driver Helmut Becker is resting comfortably following surgery to reattach his head, which snapped off while he was performing acceleration and braking tests on a 2019 Porsche 911 GT2.
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Driver Helmut Becker's head rests on dashboard after
it detached during acceleration and brake tests |
"On the last 0-100-0 run, he hit the brakes and we heard this kind of 'thunk' sound," said Porsche engineer Gert Stoppelbein. "That's when we noticed Helmut's helmet sitting upside-down on the dashboard."
Dr. Lotus Krauss, who treated Becker, described the emergency surgery as very complex. "There were lots of little tubes and stringy things to reconnect."
