Maria De Villota's Marussia team-mate Charles Pic shaken by horrifying crash that left her seriously injured De Villota, yet to acquire the mandatory super-licence required to compete in Formula One, was taking part in her first test for the team, a straight-line aero at Duxford Airfield. De Villota had just completed her initial installation run when her car ran into the tailgate of a support truck at around 20-30mph, which was at such a height to inflict the head trauma. Frenchman Pic, in his debut season with Marussia, has expressed his obvious concern for De Villota, known to be a well-liked, hard-working member of the Banbury-based team. Via his Twitter account, Pic said: "I am very affected by what happened to Maria...and I sincerely hope she will heal quickly. All my thoughts are for her and her family. Early theories behind the accident have suggested the anti-stall mechanism on the car kicked in as she approached a makeshift pit area, suddenly propelling her into the truck. A statement read: "The Magpas team were called to Duxford Airfield and arrived at 10:20am after a Formula One car collided (at slow speed) with a lorry tail lift. In light of the accident, a number of F1 drivers posted messages of support to De Villota via Twitter. McLaren star Jenson Button said: "Terrible accident for Maria De Villota. De Villota's compatriot and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso added: "I just got home and found out Maria's accident, we called the family and hopefully we will know more soon!