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| F1 Marussia driver hurt in Duxford testing crash | F1 Marussia driver hurt in Duxford testing crash |
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| A driver has been injured when a Formula 1 car crashed during testing in Cambridgeshire. | A driver has been injured when a Formula 1 car crashed during testing in Cambridgeshire. |
| The female test driver, believed to be Maria de Villota, was hurt while driving a car for the Oxfordshire-based Marussia team at the Imperial War Museum, in Duxford. | |
| The car hit a lorry which had been used to take it to the track. Villota is believed to be seriously injured. | |
| Emergency services have been called to the scene. | Emergency services have been called to the scene. |
| BBC Cambridgeshire presenter Chris Mann, who witnessed the crash, said the car had completed a circuit when it "suddenly accelerated" into the back of the lorry. | BBC Cambridgeshire presenter Chris Mann, who witnessed the crash, said the car had completed a circuit when it "suddenly accelerated" into the back of the lorry. |
| The crash happened at the start of two days of Formula 1 testing at the site. | The crash happened at the start of two days of Formula 1 testing at the site. |
| Marussia entered the sport under the name Virgin in 2010, backed by businessman Richard Branson. | |
| Russian car company Marussia acquired a controlling stake in the team toward the end of 2011. | |
| In 2012, the team rebranded as Marussia, and drafted in Charles Pic to race alongside Timo Glock. | |
| The team has not scored any points so far this season. | |
| The Health and Safety Executive has been informed because the incident happened on private land, Cambridgeshire Police said. |