The incident saw the driver hospitalized for a month, and resulted in the loss of an eye. She was appointed test driver of russianlicensed marussia in march, making her the only woman in such a role at the time. A formula 1 test driver who suffered lifethreatening injuries in a crash during testing in cambridgeshire has regained consciousness. She was hurt when the mr01 race car she was driving hit a support truck at duxford airfield in cambridgeshire. Formula one paddock in mourning after the former marussia test driver was found dead at the.
She was test driving for the marussia team ahead of this weekends british grand prix. She competed in the spanish formula three and at the 24 hours of daytona, debuting as a test driver for renault. The 32yearold raced in spanish formula three from 2001 to 2005, recording a best finish of fifth. Maria was the first spanish woman to debut in formula one as a test driver for the marussia team. The 32yearold earlier this month while testing, having two operations in hospital.
In an official statement regarding this extremely sad and unfortunate event, marrusia stated, at approximately 09. She was appointed test driver of marussia in march, making her the only woman in such a role at the time although williams have. This was a significant announcement as there had not been a female racer in f1 since italys giovanni amati entered 3 gps in 1992 maria comes from a racing family. In july 2012, while performing a straight line test for marussia, she collided with a stationery truck at the end. Spains europa press news agency said the 32yearold former marussia test driver will update the world about her recovery from the serious accident during a press conference in madrid to also be attended by spanish motor racing federation chief carlos gracia.