Female Formula One driver Maria de Villota is conscious after suffering `` severe facial and head injuries '' in a crash during a test event on Tuesday . The Spanish racer , one of only two female drivers involved in the sport , was in Britain driving the Marussia team 's MR-01 car for the first time when she struck a stationary truck . Emergency medical charity Magpas confirmed it had treated a woman in her 30s after a slow-speed Formula One crash at Duxford in the county of Cambridgeshire . A later statement from Marussia confirmed De Villota had received hospital treatment and the tests were still being conducted on her at Addenbrookes Hospital . `` Since Maria 's arrival at the hospital at approximately 1045 BST , she has been receiving the best medical attention possible at the hospital , which is the region 's major trauma centre , '' said the Russian-owned team . `` 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 . '' Earlier in the day , Marussia had said : `` At approximately 0915 this morning , 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 . '' The 32-year-old Spaniard joined Britain-based Marussia in July , after a career which had included spells in Spanish Formula Three , the Euroseries 3000 and the Daytona 24 Hours . The Madrid-born racer is the daughter of former March team Formula One driver Emilio de Villota . De Villota made her debut behind the wheel of an F1 car when testing for Lotus Renault in August 2011 . The only other female driver currently contracted in the elite division of motorsport is Britain 's Susie Wolff , who is a development driver with Williams .
Maria de Rosa died after a crash during a test event on Tuesday . The Spaniard crashed into a truck while driving for the Marussia Formula One team . The 32-year - old is now conscious having received treatment at a local hospital . De Rosa is one of only two female drivers contracted an F1 team .