Marussia says that Maria de Villota’s accident at Duxford Airfield was not caused by any issues with the car – but the team has stopped short of saying that her sudden acceleration was due to driver error as the Spaniard attempted to bring the car to a halt after her first straightline run.
The team conducted its own analysis, which was backed up what it described as an “external forensic investigation.”
The team noted: “As would be normal procedure, the Team’s findings have been shared with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), the independent UK regulator which acts in the public interest in respect of work-related accidents.”
Team principal John Booth said: “We are satisfied that the findings of our internal investigation exclude the car as a factor in the accident. We have shared and discussed our findings with the HSE for their consideration as part of their ongoing investigation.
“This has been a necessarily thorough process in order to understand the cause of the accident. We have now concluded our investigatory work and can again focus on the priority, which continues to be Maria’s wellbeing. In that regard, we continue to support Maria and the De Villota family in any way we can.”
Adam Cooper F1 
Incredibly bizarre, if the car was not at fault, that must mean Maria pressed the throttle pedal…find it hard to believe someone at this level would press a pedal by accident, and it’s not like they can get them mixed up, as the feet constantly rest on the brake and throttle respectively.
Mmm. So Marrusia go into incredible detailed analysis regarding the safety of the car but we’ve not heard a sensible explanation as to why the truck was anywhere near the F1 car when it was running!
“Not our car’s fault Gov” ….
Good point Judge! I suspect with the apparent ‘safety’ of motorsport these days that people are beginning to get a little blase, with terrible consequences.