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Low speed is still 20/30mph. In an open single seater racer, I wouldn't want to hit a lorry at that speed.

It sounds serious, and the fact that an hour has passed (almost) with only sketchy details from a journalist is worrying.

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

ITV reporting 'serious injuries' as well.

http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2012-07-03/f1-car-crashes-at-duxford/

I know Duxford, so I can picture the location pretty clearly.

Duxford isn't hugely remote. It's right next to a motorway

The Air Ambulance is what worries me. You don't call one of those unless it's serious.

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

That's right. When there was a fatal crash at the air show some wreckage hit some cars on the motorway.

damn, doesn't sound good.

It also sounds like a very weird incident/crash. You'd imagine nothing much can happen in straight line tests...

What the fuck was a lorry doing on the circuit?

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Marco Simoncelli ¦ 1987-2011
Jules Bianchi ¦ 1989-2015
Justin Wilson ¦ 1978-2015

Yeah, I know he's mad and I don't care. I do not care. I did not care then. I do not care now. I'm here to race him.

I don't think it had anything to do with that. The incident didn't happen during the straight-line test itself. It was probably on a taxi way (the pits for the test) and the driver was returning to it (hence the low speed report). Suddenly the throttle jammed open.

It still shouldn't be anywhere near where the car is because these sort of things can happen.

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Marco Simoncelli ¦ 1987-2011
Jules Bianchi ¦ 1989-2015
Justin Wilson ¦ 1978-2015

Yeah, I know he's mad and I don't care. I do not care. I did not care then. I do not care now. I'm here to race him.

I cannot fully agree with you there. In such a test the truck is basically the pitbox.

EDIT: BBC also reporting what other sites do: 'serious injuries'.
[spoiler]The UK definition covers injury resulting in a person being detained in hospital as an in-patient, in addition all injuries causing: fractures, concussion, internal injuries, crushings, burns (excluding friction burns), severe cuts, severe general shock which require medical treatment even if this does not result in a stay in hospital as an in-patient.[2][/spoiler]

shouldn't this get a seperate topic?

Hmm fingers crossed.

Maybe, aerogi. I got the bad feeling this theard will suddenly grow up, like each time shit happens.

It doesn't sounds good, really hope it's OK for her.

That's quite weird to see her wikipedia bio is already updated.

Marussia statement.

At approximately 09.15hrs BST this morning, the Marussia F1 Team’s Test Driver 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

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Given this it's own thread.

quite rightly so. Very concerning.

it is very concerning that in the statement there was no mention that she was talking over the radio. Usually they do mention that.