Williams development driver, Wolff drives an F1 car with De Villota on her mind

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Williams development driver Susie Wolff paid tribute to seriously injured Marussia tester Maria De Villota after having her first drive in a Formula One car at a damp Silverstone circuit on Wednesday (Oct 17).Spaniard De Villota, the last woman behind the wheel of a Formula One car, lost her right eye and fractured her skull in a horrific accident at a straight-line test at Duxford airfield

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Ecclestone on Grosjean's vision, Kaltenborn first female F1 team boss and de Villota's sister on Maria's crash

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Ecclestone urges Lotus to test Grosjean's vision



Bernie Ecclestone has urged Lotus to organise a round of vision tests for Romain Grosjean.

Since returning to F1 as reigning GP2 champion this year, the French driver has been often praised for his pace but labelled a "first-lap nutcase" by Mark Webber following numerous early-race accidents.

He served an ultra-rare one-race ban at Monza

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Bernie's 20 race 2013 Calendar, Testing at Magny-Cours & Maria's family on Marussia statement

Friday, July 20, 2012

Bernie Ecclestone has played down reports the calendar could be set to explode in 2013. There have been rumours the F1 chief executive was open to expanding the schedule to no fewer than 26 races next season."Not next year," he told DAPD news agency. "There will be 20 again. No new races."That doesn't bode well for New Jersey, which is scheduled to join the 2013 calendar.For 2014, Russia is set

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Marussia complete investigation into Maria's Duxford testing accident

Monday, July 16, 2012

Marussia F1 team today (July 16) has issued a press release about completing their detailed investigation into the cause of Maria de Villota's crash and concluded that the horrifying incident in which she lost her right eye, was not due to car-related issues.Team Statement:14 days after Maria De Villota’s accident at Duxford Airfield, the Marussia F1 Team has now completed its own detailed

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FIA to examine de Villota's helmet, 'Barney' to take rest and Sauber mechanics OK

Thursday, July 12, 2012

The FIA will examine Maria de Villota's helmet in the wake of the Marussia Formula One test driver's horror injuries.Although now out of intensive care, awake and talking to family, the Spaniard lost her right eye early last week after her 2012 single seater drove into a stationary truck's loading ramp.Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports that, because the accident occurred during a private

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de Villota could return to her native Spain this week: Reports

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Maria de Villota could leave Addenbrook's hospital in Cambridge (UK) and return to her native Spain by the end of the week, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports.Marussia's 32-year-old female test driver has been in the hospital since losing her right eye after the horror accident at Duxford airfield early last week.De Villota's sister Isabel said on Monday [July 9] that Maria has moved out of

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De Villota family overwhelmed by the "expression of love and support" (Update)

Friday, July 6, 2012

Hope your recovery is a quick one. Our thoughts are with you. Get well soonThe sister of Maria De Villota has revealed her family have been overwhelmed by the "expression of love and support" in the wake of an accident this week that robbed the Marussia test driver of sight in her right eye.The Marussia team yesterday [July 5] began the business of attempting to focus on this weekend's British

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Official medical update on De Villota: Loses right eye

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

In a shocking incident, Marussia F1 test driver Maria de Villota was seriously injured in a crash while testing the car yesterday [July 3]. She had an accident in the team’s MR01 race car at Duxford Airfield where she was testing the car for the first time.“The accident happened at the end of her first installation run and involved an impact with the team’s support truck.“Maria has been

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