The 33yearold, who lost an eye during an horrific crash last year. My thoughts are with maria and her family at this very difficult time, british driver jenson button wrote on twitter. After spending time with the team at races, she had her first taste of the car in a straightline test at duxford airfield on july 3. The spanish f1 test driver said she now has a new outlook on life since the crash. In july 2012, while performing a straight line test for marussia, she collided with a stationery truck at the end.
This woman survived one of modern racings most brutal accidents. Jun 27, 2015 female f1 driver forced into lethal crash when her test cars computers overruled her attempts to slow down. She has sustained severe injuries to her head and face, and lost her right eye. It was her fourth time driving an f1 car, and the first time for marussia. Nba great kobe bryant among 9 killed in helicopter crash dw news. Marussia formula 1 teams former test driver was found dead this morning in a hotel room in seville, spain. Female f1 driver forced into lethal crash when her test cars computers overruled her attempts to slow down. She raced in a number of categories before joining marussia as a test driver at the start of the 2012 f1 season.
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