Maria de Villota, F1 test driver, dead at 33

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It's rough, hopefully not complications from her accident. She had a very hard life since she was a publicity stunt gone wrong by Marussia. She didn't have a fraction of the experience (not sexist, just truth, F1 is the pinnacle of motorsports, not something you just waltz into) she needed to properly be a test driver in F1 (hell, she didn't have any experience with anti-stall, which was the catalyst for the accident), and had a very serious head injury from it. I was very worried something terrible was going to happen when Marussia announced she would be a test driver, and it was a very unfortunate situation which took place. RIP Maria.
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