Reporting from the Ragged Edge
The Formula 1 community is in mourning following the passing of 25-year old Jules Bianchi on Friday night 17 July 2015. Bianchi had been hospitalised since suffering head trauma during the Japanese Grand Prix on 5 October 2014 and never regained consciousness after the crash.. In a sport that has made enormous developments in driver safety... Continue Reading →
Spanish former Formula 1 test driver Maria de Villota has been found dead in a hotel room in Spain. She was 33 years old. De Villota was the daughter of former Formula 1 driver Emilio de Villota and was targeting a race seat in F1 when she suffered a massive accident in July 2012. At... Continue Reading →
Marussia F1 team have released the following update on their injured test driver Maria De Villota: It is now eight days since Maria De Villota’s accident at Duxford Airfield in her debut test for the Team. Despite severe injuries, Maria’s recovery during that time has been remarkable. Following two successful surgical procedures in the days... Continue Reading →
Marussia F1 team released the following statement yesterday regarding the condition of injured test driver Maria De Villota: Earlier today, Maria underwent further surgery at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. This was a planned procedure that would depend upon the continued stability of Maria’s head injuries, and this morning the medical team were sufficiently happy with... Continue Reading →
Marussia F1 team have released the following statement on behalf of the De Villota family: Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge 5 July 2012, 20.00hrs “Maria remains in a critical but stable condition here at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. While there is no further news than that at present, we have at least been able to take encouragement from the... Continue Reading →
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