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De Villota cleared to drive again

Former Formula 1 test driver Maria de Villota has been cleared to get behind the wheel for the first time since losing her right eye in a crash. The Spanish driver suffered serious head and facial injuries in an accident last July when testing for Marussia for the first time in Cambridgeshire. 'Last week they gave me permission to return to driving,' she said. Maria de Villota Born in Madrid on 13 January 1980 A former World Touring Car Championship and Superleague Formula driver, she is the daughter of ex-Formula 1 racer Emilio de Villota Her first taste of F1 came at Paul Ricard in 2011, when she tested a Renault R29 Since 2001, she has competed in various Spanish motor races In 2010 she...
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