A female driver conducted a secret formula one test with Renault two weeks ago, according to international publications.<\/p>\n
Spain’s Marca and Italy’s Italiaracing report that 31-year-old Spaniard Maria de Villota, the daughter of former F1 driver Emilio de Villota, was at the wheel of a two-year old Renault R29.<\/p>\n
The test took place at the Bernie Ecclestone-linked Paul Ricard circuit, and was reportedly attended by formula one’s 80-year-old chief executive.<\/p>\n
De Villota currently races in the open wheel category Superleague, but she has also contested the Euroseries 3000, Spanish GT and F3, and World Touring Cars.<\/p>\n
The test took place before Renault’s mandatory two-week August factory shutdown commenced, and in line with F1 test ban guidelines that allow some limited running with dated F1 cars.<\/p>\n
Italiaracing said Ecclestone was “probably the instigator of the operation”, in line with his desire to “bring a woman into F1”.<\/p>\n
De Villota was early last year linked with a seat at HRT, when the Spanish team was known as Hispania and headed by Adrian Campos.<\/p>\n
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