F1 Testing Accident at Duxford Airfield

[Blib]

BBC reporting a Marussia F1 car has hit a stationary vehicle while testing @ Duxford. The driver has been injured.

[Carsie]

Breaking news- a racing car has been reported as crashing at Duxford airfield Cambs injuring the driver.

Duxford is local to me and it predominantly a straight runway and not a particularly long one at that, I've also never known it to be used for race testing.

Hope the drivers ok

[D4MJT]

BBC News headline says that an F1 has crashed during testing at Duxford Airfield, injuring the driver, no more info there at present

Anyone know anything else? Hope he's ok whoever it is.

[Carsie]

Update - F1 Marussia-Cosworth driver hurt in testing crash

[D4MJT]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshir... updated info

[fathomfive]

Fingers crossed.

[onyx39]

typical superb reporting from the BBC:

F1 Marussia-Cosworth driver hurt in testing crash

A driver has been injured when a Formula 1 car crashed during testing in Cambridgeshire.

He was hurt while driving a car for the Berkshire-based Marussia-Cosworth team at the Imperial War Museum, in Duxford, earlier.

It is believed the car hit a stationary vehicle. The driver's condition is not known.

Emergency services have been called to the scene.


(may have even got the sex of the driver wrong!)

[Shewie]

seems it hit one of the team vehicles, but not at a massive speed. Hope whoever was driving is OK

http://audioboo.fm/boos/871126

[Shewie]

http://audioboo.fm/boos/871126

[Dancin]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshir...

"Emergency services have been called to the scene"

Shouldn't those services be at Duxford just in case something like this happens?

Hope the drivers and anyone else injured are OK?

[jeremyc]

Twitter suggests that Maria de Villota had been due to drive.

Tweet said:

Marussia have confirmed that test driver Maria de Villota will run in a straight line test at Duxford Airfield prior to the British GP.

[GroundEffect]

It is a straight-line test. How on earth did they manage to get a 'normal' car on the track?

[D4MJT]

By the looks of their twitter page http://twitter.com/#!/Marussia_F1Team it's Maria Villota driving, there's a picture of her in the car ready to drive posted an hour ago.

Hope everyone's ok.


EDIT: BBC have updated their information to say it's a female test driver. Accelerated suddenly into the back of a lorry

Hope she didn't go under.

[mrmr96]

[[ Comment removed until we know she's going to be ok. ]]

I hope she's ok.

Edited by mrmr96 on Tuesday 3rd July 11:24

[Satsuma]

i thoughy there was a ban on testing?

[onyx39]

Satsuma said:

i thoughy there was a ban on testing?

Apparently "straight line" testing is ok?

[Munter]

Dancin said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshir...

"Emergency services have been called to the scene"

Shouldn't those services be at Duxford just in case something like this happens?

Hope the drivers and anyone else injured are OK?

They probably have a paramedic or 2 with an ambulance on site. But who knows what the problems are with moving the truck off the car, or the severity of the injuries. For all we know standard procedure is "call for help as you might need it", and the driver has twisted a knee getting out the car in a hurry. Or they want an air lift to hospital in case of head injuries.

[davepoth]

Sky News Link.

http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/786...

[rah1888]

Sky Sports said:

Marussia driver Maria de Villora has been injured during testing at the Duxford circuit in Cambridgeshire.

[onyx39]

this from Sky Sports F1

"arussia driver Maria de Villora has been injured during testing at the Duxford circuit in Cambridgeshire.

Although the full severity of the injury is not yet known, Sky Sports F1 sources have confirmed that De Villora has required assistance from the emergency services in the wake of the crash.

According to eye-witnesses, De Villora crashed into a stationary vehicle whilst returning to the pits after completing a single installation lap.

More to follow..."