FORMULA 1 | OWEN SLOT
In sexist F1, will we ever have a female world champion?
The sport is attracting more and more female fans yet there are still too many barriers preventing women from reaching the top
The Times
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Narrated by Owen Slot
One of the days recorded as “historic” in motor racing this past year was in late September, when Jessica Hawkins, a 28-year-old from Hampshire, test-drove 26 laps of the Hungaroring in an Aston Martin AMR21. She was the first woman to drive a modern Formula 1 car in nearly five years.
This was apparently a breakthrough, even though she was given an old car, no one to race against and no time or stats were subsequently released. Thanks, guys.
I was struck by the language she used in a subsequent interview. “Just to be given this opportunity by the team,” she said, “genuinely it’s been the best day of my life.”
Try telling the England women’s football team: you have the “opportunity” to train at
