Anna Maria de Rossi joins Marussia as a test driver . De Villota is the first woman to join a Formula One team since 1992 . `` We are pleased to welcome Maria to our test driver program , which will enable her to be integrated into a Formula One team environment and gain a vast amount of experience that will be useful to her career progression , '' he said . The last woman behind the wheel of an F1 car was Giovanni Amati with Brabham . Maria Teresa de Filippis scored half a point as a test driver in 1975 .
Anna Maria de Rossi joins Marussia as a test driver . De Villota is the first woman to join a Formula One team since 1992 . The last woman behind the wheel of an F1 car was Giovanni Amati with Brabham . Maria Teresa de Filippis scored half a point as a test driver in 1975 .