Formula 1 driver dies 2013

 · All the Friday 11th October news Maria de Villota's family say doctors told them the Formula One driver died as a direct consequence of the testing accident she was involved in last year.  · 10/11/ am EDT | Updated Janu. MADRID, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Spanish Formula One test driver Maria de Villota, one of the few women to come near to competing at the top of the sport, has been found dead in a hotel in the southern Spanish city of Seville, a police spokeswoman said on Friday. De Villota, 33, lost her right eye and fractured her skull in a horrific Estimated Reading Time: 1 min. Formula One (F1) is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform. The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.

The first driver fatality that occurred in the Formula One series was that of Cameron Earl. He was killed while working as an English Racing Automobiles team technical consultant. His car overturned while he was test driving. He died in the hospital from skull fractures at age Three drivers died in the intervening years while driving former Formula One cars (two from the s, one from the s) in vintage racing and other events not associated with World Championship Grands Prix. Two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practising in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in , and Senna in Rindt is the. F1 woman test driver María de Villota dies in Spain This article is more than 8 years old Villota had recovered from near-fatal accident suffered while testing for Marussia team in which.

19 июл. г. Maria de Villota died in October , 14 months after crashing while straight-line testing for Marussia. The Manor F1 team, for whom Bianchi. 18 июл. г. French Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi has died from severe head injuries sustained in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix. 5 дек. г. The best F1 driver in history is a debate that has, Mercedes for the season, and worked with the team until he passed away in