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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