F1 female driver accident

 · LONDON -- Formula One test driver Maria de Villota lost her right eye in a crash during a testing session and remains hospitalized in Britain, with teammates describing her condition as critical Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.  · F1 woman test driver María de Villota dies in Spain. This article is more than 7 years old. Villota had recovered from near-fatal accident suffered while testing for Marussia team in which Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.

Maria de Villota has lost her right eye after a crash at a test event, her Formula One team, Marussia, announced Wednesday. The Spaniard, one of only two female drivers contracted to an F1 team. Sophia Floersch will become the first woman to race in the Formula 3 series, after she signed with Campos Racing for the season, less than 18 months after suffering spinal injuries in a horrific crash at the Macau Grand Prix. The year-old underwent surgery following the huge crash and made a full recovery, before competing in the. F1 female racer horror crash: Maria de Villota loses right eye following test drive lorry smash Doctors have been battling to save the F1 test driver's sight after she crashed her car into a lorry.

María de Villota Comba (13 January – 11 October ) was a Spanish racing driver. She was the daughter of former Formula One driver Emilio de Villota. Promising driver is found dead in Seville while promoting her autobiography - 15 months after losing an eye in a freak accident. Beitske Visser and Ayla Agren were taken to hospital after a six-car pile-up in qualifying for the all-female W Series supporting F1 at Spa.