Indyplus video: Maria de Villota interview

Friday 11 October 2013 20:20 BST

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One of a handful of women to test-drive in Formula 1, former Spanish driver, Maria de Villota, was found dead in a hotel room in Sevilla. The 33-year-old was promoting her autobiography, Life is a Gift.

We look at how her career started with go carts in the video interview below:

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