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Maria de Villota found dead
Maria de Villota has been found dead in a hotel room in Seville, just days before she was due to launch the story of her life, and recovery from serious injury, in the Spanish city.The 33-year old hit the headlines when she was appointed as a development driver for the Marussia F1 team late in 2011, and again when her first outing with the team - a straight-line test at RAF Duxford - ended in tragedy when her car accelrrated into a half-raised tail-lift on one of the team's support trucks.The accident left her with serious head injuries, and cost her the use of her right eye, but de Villota appeared to have overcome the setbacks to return to motorsport in a role with the Spanish...
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