Marussia test driver Maria de Villota has been taken to hospital after being involved in an accident during a straight-line test at Duxford on Tuesday. De Villotas car struck a stationary vehicle at the Cambridgeshire airfield.
"At approximately 09.15hrs BST this morning, Maria De Villota had an accident in the teams MR-01 race car at Duxford Airfield where she was testing the car for the first time", the team explained in a statement.
"The accident happened at the end of her first installation run and involved an impact with the team's support truck. Maria has been transferred to hospital. Once her medical condition has been assessed a further statement will be issued."
The Spaniard has raced in a variety of single-seater and sports car categories, including Spanish Formula Three, the Daytona 24 Hours, Euroseries 3000 and the Superleague Formula championship.
She is the daughter of ex-Formula One driver and British Formula One series champion
Emilio de Villota and joined Marussias test line-up in March. (Formula1.com)
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