This was a significant announcement as there had not been a female racer in f1 since italys giovanni amati entered 3 gps in 1992. The 32yearold spaniard is likely to feature at the endofseason young driver test in abu dhabi. She had just completed an initial pass of the duxford air museum. Since it was international womens day earlier this month. 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. Marussia will not face action over the duxford runway crash that led to f1 drivers death. She was appointed test driver of russianlicensed marussia in march, making her the only woman in such a role at the time. In july 2012, while performing a straight line test for marussia, she collided with a stationery truck at the end. The team was operated by manor motorsport formerly marussia manor racing, which was previously a subsidiary of marussia motors, a now defunct sports car manufacturer which was based in moscow. The spaniard, who was a reserve driver for the marussia team during the 2012 season, was found dead in. The marussia f1 team subsequently manor marussia f1 team was an anglorussian formula one racing team and constructor which was based in banbury, oxfordshire in the united kingdom. The marussia team scored its first championship points at the 2014 monaco grand prix, where its leading driver.
The spaniard lost her right eye in a formula 1 testing accident in july, and is currently pondering whether or. One of a handful of women to testdrive in formula 1. She lost her right eye in a crash at the duxford aerodrome on. A formula 1 test driver who suffered lifethreatening injuries in a crash during testing in cambridgeshire has. Jul 03, 2012 duxford formula 1 testing crash for marussia. Formula one paddock in mourning after the former marussia test driver. She was test driving for the marussia team ahead of this weekends british grand prix. A former world touring car championship and superleague formula driver, she is the daughter of exformula 1. The team originally started racing in 2010 under the virgin racing name. Marussia will not face action over the duxford runway crash that led to f1 driver s death. The 32yearold raced in spanish formula three from 2001 to 2005, recording a best finish of fifth.