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26 July 2012

de Villota leaves hospital

Maria de Villota has left the La Paz hospital in Madrid after arriving there on July 20th.
(c) Marussia F1 Team
de Villota was involved in a testing crash while driving the Marussia MR-01 F1 car at Duxford airfield. She was admitted to Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge originally, where she unfortunately lost an eye during surgery.




Maria was moved to the La Paz hospital to be in more comforting surroundings and to be close to more of her family and friends. Her recovery has been described as "remarkable" by many, after the MR-01 car she was driving struck a support truck.

An official statement said: "The patient's general conditions are good, which allowed us to release her yesterday.

"In these six days, she has been treated by specialists of the plastic and neurological surgery services, and the ophthalmology department, who will continue to follow her, as she will need to undergo periodical checks and treatments.

"As communicated previously, the patient has lost her right eye, as a consequence of the serious trauma suffered, and she will be closely followed by the ophthalmology service. The specialists of the plastic surgery service will be responsible for following the serious injuries to her face and correcting the effects of those."

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