The family of Maria de Villota has reached an agreement with the public liability insurers of the defunct Manor F1 team over a 2012 accident which left her blinded in one eye. De Villota had been a test and development driver for the backmarker team, then called Marussia. She was conducting straight-line tests at Duxford Aerodrome in July when her car ran into the lowered tailgate of a stationary truck. A subsequent Health and Safety Executive investigation determined concluded that she had not received full guidance on how to stop the car prior to the accident. She has been caught out by the anti-stall system, which activated as she attempted to bring the car to a halt. However the HSE...
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