The front of the car was said to have been destroyed while witnesses said De
Villota’s helmet took the bulk of the impact.
She was reportedly motionless for around 15 minutes as paramedics attended to
her but moved her hands before being transported to hospital.
East of England Ambulance Service spokesman Gary Sanderson said: “A woman
has sustained life-threatening injuries and following treatment at the scene
by paramedics, she has been taken to Addenbrookes Hospital for further care.”
A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said: “We were notified by the
ambulance service of a slow-speed crash involving a racing car and a lorry.
It looks like the driver has suffered a serious injury and we will be
notifying the Health and Safety Executive as it happened on private land.”
De Villota, 32, is the daughter of former F1 racer Emilio De Villota and was
appointed test driver for Marussia in March this year having previously
raced in various series and tried out a Renault F1 car last August.