The team will compete as marussia for the first time in the 2012 formula one season, following the purchase of a controlling stake in the team by russian sports car manufacturer marussia motors in late 2010. The spaniard, 32, lost her right eye when her marussia hit. In july 2012, while performing a straight line test for marussia, she collided with a stationery truck at the end. Promising driver is found dead in seville while promoting her autobiography.
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 f1 announced today that they are adding a new test driver to their team, maria. The spaniard, who was a reserve driver for the marussia. The marussia team scored its first championship points at the 2014 monaco grand prix, where its leading driver. A formula 1 test driver who suffered lifethreatening injuries in a crash during testing in cambridgeshire has regained consciousness. My thoughts are with maria and her family at this very difficult time, british driver jenson button wrote on twitter. Bianchi was ferraris test and reserve driver in 2011 and fulfilled the same role for force india in 2012 before making his f1 race debut in 20 for marussia. 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. She had just completed an initial pass of the duxford air museum. This woman survived one of modern racings most brutal accidents. This woman survived one of modern racings most brutal.
Oaos mr01 race car at duxford airfield where she was testing the car for the first time. The marussia f1 team a trading name of manor grand prix racing limited, which is a subsidiary of marussia motors is a formula one racing team based in banbury in the united kingdom. What really happened in the crash that injured f1 test. She was test driving for the marussia team ahead of this weekends british grand prix. As a member of the ferrari driver academy, bianchi was frequently speculated to be in the running for a ferrari formula 1 drive, which could well have happened if not for his fatal injury. She suffered head injuries and the loss of her right eye. The spanish racer suffered serious facial and head injuries during a straightline test for maurssia last year. The 32yearold raced in spanish formula three from 2001 to 2005, recording a best finish of fifth. Jul 03, 2012 f1 driver lucas di grassi, who tests pirellis f1 tyres, said. The team originally started racing in 2010 under the virgin racing name. 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. Maria has raced in a variety of singleseater and sports car categories, including spanish f3, the daytona 24 hours, the euroseries 3000 and superleague formula championship.
The spaniard, who was a reserve driver for the marussia team during the 2012 season, was found dead in. The spaniard, who was a reserve driver for the marussia team during the 2012 season, was found dead in a hotel room in seville, according to. She was test driving for the marussia team ahead of this weekends. The 32yearold spaniard is likely to feature at the endofseason young driver test in abu dhabi. The 33yearold spaniard lost an eye and fractured her skull when she crashed into a truck at duxford. Reports have said the female driver s accident, that occurred when the 2012 car accelerated. She was seriously injured last year during testing for the marussia f1 team in england. The 32yearold spanish female driver crashed this morning into the. In december she reiterated her desire to work with the team in 2012, adding that she was in advanced talks over a third driver role.