One of the few women to test-drive in Formula 1, Maria de Villota, was found dead in a hotel room in Seville last week. She was 33-years-old at the time and was promoting her autobiography, Life is a Gift.
Watch leading F1 personalities pay tribute to the driver in the video below:
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