Marussia Formula One test driver Maria de Villota of Spain smiles during a news conference, her first public appearance after losing her right eye in an accident, in Madrid, in this October 11, 2012 file picture. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/Files
MADRID (Reuters) - Former Spanish Formula One test driver Maria de Villota, one of the few women to come close to the top of the sport but whose career was cut short by an horrific accident last year, was found dead in a hotel in Seville on Friday.
De Villota, who lost her right eye and fractured her skull at a test in England in July 2012, had apparently died of 'natural' causes, a Spanish police spokeswoman said.
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