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[vaptin]

First of all there have been a couple of tweets with the good news that she is conscious, lets hope things work out in the best possible way for her.



The theory is that she got caught out by the F1 anti-stall. Basically, if you are parking or making a tight turn and let the revs drop, the ECU thinks the engine might stall and the anti-stall kicks it up to about 50% revs - with 1st gear still engaged that gives some pretty awesome acceleration. Not unheard of for new drivers to get caught out with.
If that is the case, you might chalk this down to teams & drivers (especially new ones) inability to practice/test rather than low budgets.

Yup, a little known fact is that it is exactly that circumstance that caught out David Coulthard in 1995 at Adelaide when he was leading and coming into the tight turn into the pits. Anti-stall kicked in and accelerated him into the wall - nothing he could do about it as he had no time to react. A lot of people incorrectly point and laugh at that incident thinking it was just a bonehead error on his point because they don't know the reality. . . that it was a cubehead error [italic writing added in by vaptin]

[zurich_allan]

First of all there have been a couple of tweets with the good news that she is conscious, lets hope things work out in the best possible way for her.



The theory is that she got caught out by the F1 anti-stall. Basically, if you are parking or making a tight turn and let the revs drop, the ECU thinks the engine might stall and the anti-stall kicks it up to about 50% revs - with 1st gear still engaged that gives some pretty awesome acceleration. Not unheard of for new drivers to get caught out with.
If that is the case, you might chalk this down to teams & drivers (especially new ones) inability to practice/test rather than low budgets.

Yup, a little known fact is that it is exactly that circumstance that caught out David Coulthard in 1995 at Adelaide when he was leading and coming into the tight turn into the pits. Anti-stall kicked in and accelerated him into the wall - nothing he could do about it as he had no time to react. A lot of people incorrectly point and laugh at that incident thinking it was just a bonehead error on his point because they don't know the reality. . . that it was a cubehead error [italic writing added in by vaptin]

No point even responding to that, except to say that you are wrong.

[vaptin]

First of all there have been a couple of tweets with the good news that she is conscious, lets hope things work out in the best possible way for her.



The theory is that she got caught out by the F1 anti-stall. Basically, if you are parking or making a tight turn and let the revs drop, the ECU thinks the engine might stall and the anti-stall kicks it up to about 50% revs - with 1st gear still engaged that gives some pretty awesome acceleration. Not unheard of for new drivers to get caught out with.
If that is the case, you might chalk this down to teams & drivers (especially new ones) inability to practice/test rather than low budgets.

Yup, a little known fact is that it is exactly that circumstance that caught out David Coulthard in 1995 at Adelaide when he was leading and coming into the tight turn into the pits. Anti-stall kicked in and accelerated him into the wall - nothing he could do about it as he had no time to react. A lot of people incorrectly point and laugh at that incident thinking it was just a bonehead error on his point because they don't know the reality. . . that it was a cubehead error [italic writing added in by vaptin]

No point even responding to that, except to say that you are wrong.

How can I be wrong, I was joking about your use of bonehead.

[madbrad]

In the girl power thread I mentioned that Marussia hired a girl tester and no one responded. I thought no one else noticed.

[LewEngBridewell]

Saw this on the news while I was at work. Very strange incident. Hopefully she'll be alright.

[Frontrunner]

Just only seen this news, Hopefully she will be okay and fully fit soon.

[Hammer278]

First of all there have been a couple of tweets with the good news that she is conscious, lets hope things work out in the best possible way for her.



The theory is that she got caught out by the F1 anti-stall. Basically, if you are parking or making a tight turn and let the revs drop, the ECU thinks the engine might stall and the anti-stall kicks it up to about 50% revs - with 1st gear still engaged that gives some pretty awesome acceleration. Not unheard of for new drivers to get caught out with.
If that is the case, you might chalk this down to teams & drivers (especially new ones) inability to practice/test rather than low budgets.

Yup, a little known fact is that it is exactly that circumstance that caught out David Coulthard in 1995 at Adelaide when he was leading and coming into the tight turn into the pits. Anti-stall kicked in and accelerated him into the wall - nothing he could do about it as he had no time to react. A lot of people incorrectly point and laugh at that incident thinking it was just a bonehead error on his point because they don't know the reality. . . that it was a cubehead error [italic writing added in by vaptin]

DC is my all time fav driver, but it wasn't the anti stall....he overcooked it into the pits. And I was one of those who pointed and laughed....much much later after the incident.

[NocturnalTendencies]

This is an audio-only interview apparently from a witness of the crash along with the moment of the impact at the end of the video.

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[NocturnalTendencies]

One more.

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[LewEngBridewell]

Well, it looks like she's regained consciousness. Things are looking up.

[davevettel66]

I remember that DC thing in Oz.
But seriously, in 1995 there was no anti stall ???

[elfinitty]

I have just read a news saying that she lost the sight ability on her right eye.I hope that's not true

[LRW]

I have just read a news saying that she lost the sight ability on her right eye.I hope that's not true

They just said on Radio1 she has completely lost her right eye.

[Hammer278]

I read that as well, and I'm afraid it is. Very sad news indeed, sincere condolences to her and I hope the team does everything it can for herself and her family.

[scotty]

Marussia test driver Maria de Villota has lost her right eye and remains in critical but stable condition following her crash on Tuesday.

Marussia said a surgical team at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge "embarked on a lengthy procedure to address the serious head and facial injuries sustained" in the accident.

The team said the operation began yesterday afternoon and she was in theatre until this morning.

Team boss John Booth said de Villota has lost her right eye as a consequence of the accident.

"We are grateful for the medical attention that Maria has been receiving and her family would like to thank the Neurological and Plastics surgical teams," said Booth in a statement.

"However it is with great sadness that I must report that, due to the injuries she sustained, Maria has lost her right eye.

"Maria's care and the well-being of her family remain our priority at this time. Her family are at the hospital and we are doing everything possible to support them.

"We ask for everyone's patience and understanding with regard to updates on Maria's condition. We will provide further information when it is appropriate to do so and with consideration for her family.

"In the meantime, we would all like to take this opportunity to praise the emergency services at Duxford Airfield, who were on stand-by yesterday, as is usual procedure for a Formula One test.

"With regard to the accident, we have embarked on a very comprehensive analysis of what happened and this work continues for the moment.

"Finally, we have been overwhelmed by messages of support for Maria, her family and the Team and we would like to express our sincere gratitude for those."

Very sorry to hear.