Maria De Villota has suffered "life threatening injuries" following a crash testing for Marussia at the Duxford Aerodrome near Cambridge.
De Villota hit a Marussia support truck when returning to the pits following her first installation lap in the car. Following confirmation from the team that she was taken to hospital, an East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said: "A woman has sustained life threatening injuries and following treatment at the scene by paramedics, she has been taken to Addenbrookes Hospital for further care."
Marussia confirmed that De Villota was transferred to hospital following the accident, issuing the following statement:
"At approximately 09.15hrs BST this morning, the Marussia F1 Team's Test Driver Maria De Villota had an accident in the team's MR-01 race car at Duxford Airfield where she was testing the car for the first time. The accident happened at the end of her first installation run and involved an impact with the team's support truck.
"Maria has been transferred to hospital. Once her medical condition has been assessed a further statement will be issued."
A statement from the Cambridgeshire Police confirmed that De Villota had been seriously injured.
"We were called by the ambulance service at 0925am with reports that a racing car had been in collision with a lorry at low speed at Duxford Airfield. We have since discovered that the driver has a serious injury. We have notified the health and safety executive because the incident was on private land."
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