F1 test driver dead at 33

In July, she married boyfriend Rodrigo Garcia. She was active in charity work and a member of the FIA's women's commission. On Monday, she was to present a book detailing her ordeal following her accident.

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The McLaren team echoed those thoughts, saying via Twitter: "Even though we're far away, the whole team's hearts and minds are with the family of Maria de Villota at this terrible, terrible time She will be sadly missed by our sport.

My thoughts are with her family at such a difficult time. Print Email More sharing Reddit. Former Formula One test driver Maria de Villota passed away aged Spain's De Villota was the first female driver to join a Formula One team in 20 years.

Maria's father Emilio de Villota is a pilot and former racing driver. He runs his own team in the Spanish Formula Three championship. He entered 15 Formula One races between and , but qualified to start only two of them with a best finish of 13th.

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Is Formula One running out of gas? Teams going bust De Villota was hospitalized for a month after that accident, during a test drive in England for the Marussia F1 team. It was her fourth time driving an F1 car, and the first time for Marussia. She recovered from those injuries but had not resumed racing. Her father, Emilio de Villota, competed in the late s and early s. Two Canadians jailed in Egypt are on their way home.

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