Marussia car crashed during testing

Skillmister · 3 Jul 2012 at 14:18

el_dazza said:
Sky News or Sports News?

News. Was only on for a minute they didn't have anything to say really other than speculating she 'may have lost control' :rolleyes:

el_dazza · 3 Jul 2012 at 14:19

Skillmister said:
News. Was only on for a minute they didn't have anything to say really other than speculating she 'may have lost control'

About right for Sky that :/

smr · 3 Jul 2012 at 14:20

The first time she was driving that car as well?

Jeeze.

Skeeter · 3 Jul 2012 at 14:21

el_dazza said:
About right for Sky that :/

Sky Sports were at the test filming it.

Reaper 392 · 3 Jul 2012 at 14:40

hope she's ok. having seen the pics it looks pretty bad

Chris mann said:
The car was slightly misfiring but there didn't seem to be any concerns.

possibly evidence for an engine failure of some sort making the throttle stick open?

dannyjo22 · 3 Jul 2012 at 14:50

How damn unlucky to have the truck lift at that exact height

neverender · 3 Jul 2012 at 15:05

dannyjo22 said:
How damn unlucky to have the truck lift at that exact height

I know. Just about an inch or two either way would have caught it on the front tyres or slipped it over her helmet.
The images make it looks pretty horrific when you consider it's been made clear she has 'life threatening injuries', not just a few missing teeth or a broken nose. Here's hoping she pulls through right as rain.

Wonder what Marussia's attitude toward Silverstone this weekend will be. They've made themselves look really, really bad allowing an accident like this to happen during testing.

Skeeter · 3 Jul 2012 at 15:07

neverender said:
They've made themselves look really, really bad allowing an accident like this to happen during testing.

In fairness, until we know what exactly went wrong, we can only assume this could have happened to anyone.

FrankJH · 3 Jul 2012 at 15:18

Skeeter said:
In fairness, until we know what exactly went wrong, we can only assume this could have happened to anyone.

+1 , much more likely scenario I would suggest

smr · 3 Jul 2012 at 15:18

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-18689440

smr · 3 Jul 2012 at 15:20

I wonder why she didn't turn the wheel to avoid the lorry? Unless she was just too close to react to it or she was shocked at the car's acceleration and couldn't respond to it. :/

Kevin Clark · 3 Jul 2012 at 15:24

Marussia say she is conscious and medical assessments of her condition are ongoing.

GravyMonster · 3 Jul 2012 at 15:34

Audio of the accident: http://audioboo.fm/boos/871249-duxford-f1-crash-eywitness-update#t=1m17s

From the sounds of the engine it was at tickover, so the statements of a reporter earlier about anti stall seem misguided. As do those of a misfire - I don't think whoevers stated those has spent much time watching F1.

Skeeter · 3 Jul 2012 at 15:38

I think the misfire was reported by Maria while out on track, rather than heard by someone when she was driving back in.

Sparky · 3 Jul 2012 at 15:43

smr said:
I wonder why she didn't turn the wheel to avoid the lorry? Unless she was just too close to react to it or she was shocked at the car's acceleration and couldn't respond to it. :/

Probably the 2nd of your suggested reasons. There is a few shots on the BBC website but, nothing that really gives anymore information.

Skeeter · 3 Jul 2012 at 15:46

BBC article is updated to state that she has regained conciousness.

GravyMonster · 3 Jul 2012 at 15:49

Marussia have just said that her injuries are still serious, but no longer life threatening.

Indy500 · 3 Jul 2012 at 16:01

A sad day indeed

HSE will be all over the person that left the tail-lift at eye level...

Kevin Clark · 3 Jul 2012 at 16:14

Another possibility is that she just plain didn't see it. At that height and angle she would have only see the thin edge of it and in a jiggling F1 car and against a particular background it might have been near invisible. Shouldn't really have been that close to the truck anyway but if she was going round it or turning in a wide arc to bring the car back round she just might not have seen it.

Good news that she's concious but I suspect she still has a long recovery ahead. I just hope it doesn't have a knee jerk reaction to extra cockpit protection in, what is, a freak accident.

Duke · 3 Jul 2012 at 16:19

Marussia said:
“Further to the accident involving the Marussia F1 Team’s Test Driver Maria De Villota this morning, the team can confirm that Maria was transferred by ambulance from Duxford Airfield, where the accident happened, to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

“Since Maria’s arrival at the hospital at approximately 10:45 this morning, she has been receiving the best medical attention possible at the hospital, which is the region’s major trauma centre. Maria is conscious and medical assessments are ongoing. The team will await the outcome of these assessments before providing further comment.

“The team’s first priority at this time is Maria and her family.”