&quot;The body of this person has been found in a hotel in Seville, there are no signs of violence but we need to wait for the autopsy,&quot; she said. De Villota, daughter of former Formula 1 driver Emilio De Villota, lost her right eye in a serious crash while testing for the Marussia team at Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire in 2012. <img alt="Maria de Villota" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/oct/maria11oct.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 377px;" /> Maria De Villota. Pic/ AFP &quot;Maria has left us. She had to go to the sky like all the angels. I give thanks to God for the extra year and a half he left her with us,&quot; read a message from her family posted on De Villota&#39;s Facebook page. The news has shocked the world of motorsport with tributes to a pioneer in women&#39;s sport pouring in. &quot;I am in a state of shock. They have just told me,&quot; two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso told Spanish sports daily Marca. &quot;We need to pray for her and be very close to her family. Maria was very loved by all of us and by all of the motorsport family.&quot; President of the Spanish Automobile Federation, Carlos Gracia also added his condolences. &quot;I have just found out. It is a very hard to take. There is no explanation for what has happened,&quot; he told Spanish National Radio. &quot;She was a great person and an example for everyone.&quot;

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Former Formula 1 reserve driver Maria de Villota, 33, was found dead in a hotel room in Seville on Friday morning, a police spokeswoman confirmed

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