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De Villota 'getting on well'
Former test driver Maria de Villota is back behind the wheel after losing her right eye in a testing crash last July.
Testing for Marussia, the Spaniard suffered serious head and facial injuries in the accident at Duxford Airfield.
But despite her severe injuries, de Villota says her situation is constantly improving.
"I feel very good. The doctors told me that it helps that I have never drank alcohol or smoked and that I was a sportsperson," she told AFP.
"I still feel a little weak and have headaches, but I am getting on well. Very busy days take their toll, but I am calm because I know everything is going well.
"To start with it was difficult just to do day-to-day...
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