[Elitiachirl]

But I have to say this, she shouldnt have been in an F1 car end of story. It has nothing to do with the fact that its a woman driver. Look at her record, she was not really a candidate to be in a F1 car, and she is 32 years old which is just far far too old for an F1 rookie. Im not saying you need to be in your 20s to drive in F1, Schumacher, Barrichello and Coulthard all proved that you dont have to be young...but you have to have shown the ability much earlier on which she never had in these class of vehicle.

She was more than qualified for doing straight tests, only thing she was signed up for (aside of PR point of view), and had no problems with the car before the accident.
Most likely explanation is either car malfunction or anti-stall kicking in when still on 1st gear, thing which reportedly has surprised a lot of F1 rookies, young or not.