aeronca65t
aeronca65t Dork
7/4/12 5:10 a.m.

Female F1 racer, Maria de Villota has been seriously injured.

Female Formula One driver Maria de Villota is conscious after suffering "severe facial and head injuries" in a crash during a test event on Tuesday.

The Spanish racer, one of only two female drivers involved in the sport, was in Britain driving the Marussia team's MR-01 car for the first time when she struck a stationary truck.

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Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon MegaDork
7/4/12 5:50 a.m.

Oh man. Hope she pulls through okay.

N Sperlo
N Sperlo PowerDork
7/4/12 6:17 a.m.

My guess is that it could have been much worse.

Hope she pulls through without disabling injury.

aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
7/4/12 6:57 a.m.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/f1-marussia-driver-maria-de-villota-in-stable-condition/51505/page1/

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