Three days after her horror testing crash, Maria de Villota remains in a “critical but stable condition”, her sister Isabel has revealed.<\/p>\n
Spaniard de Villota, 32, suffered severe facial and head injuries and lost her right eye after the accident, and underwent a long surgery in a Cambridge (UK) hospital.<\/p>\n
“I hope she can recover as much and possible to have a normal life,” reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel said at Silverstone on Thursday, according to Brazil’s O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper.<\/p>\n
“We don’t know what happened, whether it was a mechanical failure or a mistake — I have talked with Timo Glock and even the team doesn’t know what happened,” added the German.<\/p>\n
“The most important thing is that she recovers,” said Vettel.<\/p>\n
The Daily Mail newspaper said doctors are relieved that de Villota has no swelling on her brain.<\/p>\n
Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport said she is currently in an artificial coma but has suffered “no new complications” in the wake of the surgery.<\/p>\n
“On Friday, she will be operated on again,” the report added.<\/p>\n
Marussia racer Glock admitted the team is in a sombre mood ahead of its home race.<\/p>\n
“Especially for the people who were there (at Duxford),” he said, “it is difficult, but it is not normal for any of the team at Silverstone.”<\/p>\n
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