Female f1 drivers arent strong enough and will never be taken seriously, says bernie ecclestone ecclestone made the comments just weeks after female racing driver. Tatiana calderon, the 25yearold female racing driver from colombia, recently made her own place in history by being the first woman to test a formula 1 car in an official capacity since susie. Ferrari seeks to add female drivers to formula 1 junior. Ferrari wants to add female drivers to its formula 1 junior programme and is working to make sure it happens very soon. Her best finish being the 6th place she achieved in spain. Ok, i dont understand why there isnt any female formula 1 drivers. Only six women have ever participated in an official formula 1 world championship weekend and lella lombardi remains the most successful with a best result of sixth in the shortened 1975 spanish. The last woman to start an f1 grand prix was italys lella lombardi in 1976, but coulthard says female drivers can compete with their male. The formula in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. I do believe a woman can compete at that level, she said.
Former f1 driver david coulthard is keen to see more women progressing through to formula 1 but believes they need to be capable of. Motor racing is one of the few sports where men and women can. Many female drivers try their luck in formula one but no one made to the grand prix. Just six women have participated in a formula 1 grand prix weekend. Giovanni amati was the last female racer in f1, back with brabham. British racing driver jenson button says a female formula one world championship driver would revolutionise the sport.
No woman has raced in a formula 1 grand prix since the 1970s. Desire wilson became the only woman to win a formula one race of any kind when she won at brands hatch in the british aurora f1 championship on 7 april 1980. Ferrari seeks to add female drivers to formula 1 junior programme. This is a list of female motor racing drivers who have taken part in the formula one world championship since the inception of the world championship for drivers in 1950 five women racing drivers have entered at least one grand prix although only two of them ever qualified and started a race. According to the series, 18 to 20 women will be selected from a pool. Not yet, but there is a woman in formula 2 this year, her name is natacha gachnang. Susie wolffs debut f1 weekend women can race in f1 as the only female racing driver with close links to f1, wolff became a figurehead. One of the first female f1 racers was south african. The all female w series has taken a major step towards its goal of a woman in a formula one car with the announcement that from next season the fia will award super licence points to the drivers. We need to look at the future generation of talent for ferrari. Amazingly no one suffered lifethreatening injuries and this is why i want to share this video, that is made by a true motorsport lover and crashaddicted. W series a womenonly racing series set to begin competing in 2019 launched wednesday in an attempt to funnel talented female drivers into highlevel racing, such as formula 1. Formula 1 female drivers lella lombardi divina galica. As a result of this achievement, she has a grandstand at brands hatch named after her.
Formula 1 test drivers car was fighting as she crashed. There are five women drivers who take part in the racing session only two. Female f1 test driver tatiana calderon says womenonly w. Wolff predicts female f1 driver in 1975, lella lombardi became the first and as yet only woman to score a world championship point in the spanish grand prix, or halfapoint as it turned out. There maybe just a handful of women but nevertheless they have done a lot when it comes to women in motorsport. She was an italian racing driver, and has participated in five world championship grands prix, debuting on 18 may 1958, but scored no championship points. Lella is also the female driver with the most entries in formula one, entering 17 races during the 1974 to 1976 season debuting on july 20, 1974. The w series wants to get more female drivers racing in. Tatiana calderon is a formula one test driver for alfa romeo sauber and is one of the biggest hopes for women in f1. The last woman to race in the pinnacle motorsport competition was italian driver leila lombardi, and the first was italian racer maria teresa. Saudi woman drives formula 1 car, marking end of ban on. For years, ferrari has drafted in experienced drivers to race for its formula one team, but.
Formula one, abbreviated to f1, is the highest class of openwheeled auto racing defined by. Even more exciting is that the only woman to win a formula 1 race, is south africas desire wilson. Formula 1 goals and the parallels between race car driving and. W series takes next step towards female f1 driver with. Today we brought details about the females who try to dominate the racing circuits once in the formula one racing. Verstappen, the youngest driver ever to race in formula one, is the son of jos verstappen, who raced in formula one, and sophie kumpen, who was a. Although her racing career effectively ended in 1959, she opened the door for future female drivers such as lella lombardi the only woman to earn points in a formula one grand prix, divina galica, desire wilson, and giovanna amati. Answer who was the first female formula one driver to. Female formula one world championship driver would. Lella lombardi managed to get a top 6 result but she was awarded half points. I should have mentioned that there used to be female f1 drivers, just not in this era. W series launched in move to help promote female f1 drivers. Ferrari looking to add female drivers to junior team. And while former mclaren and williams driver david coulthard would love to see that number grow, he feels any newcomers to the sport be they men or women should be capable of taking on the likes of lewis hamilton or max verstappen in a straight fight.
The first name that comes to my mind is susie wolff. Allfemale motor racing series aims to break through. Saudi woman drives formula 1 car, marking end of ban on female drivers i believe today is not just celebrating the new era of women starting to drive, its also the birth of women in motorsport in saudi arabia, aseel alhamad says. Cause tbh, id quite like to be a formula 1 driver, but im not sure if id be allowed. Desire wilson became the only woman to win a formula one race of any kind when she won at brands hatch in the british aurora f1. Seven female drivers signed up for formula es saudi test. Female formula one driver loses an eye after suffering horrific injuries when car she was testing for british grand prix crashed. Since the inception of world championship in 1950, the number of female drivers in formula one history has been countable.
Female drivers had mixed reactions to w series, a women. Does the 21 yearold williams driver have the talent and ambition to change. Formula 1 driver salaries 2019 lewis hamilton will once again be the bestpaid driver on the formula 1 grid in 2019 as mercedes reward the fivetime world champion for his dominant run of titlewinning success, with rival sebastian vettel and daniel ricciardo completing the top three. One of the most outspoken critics last year was race driver pippa mann, who railed against the concept of a separate series in a blog post, arguing that female. The series will use a 2018 tatuus formula 3 car, with a 1. A female formula 1 test drivers car was fighting her when she was forced into a lethal crash with a lorry after her cars computers overruled her attempts to brake. Just two days after being named as the new test driver for the alfa romeo sauber formula 1 team, tatiana calderon is set to play a major role in bringing more young female drivers. A new all female racing series, aimed at encouraging women racers to get into formula one, will launch in may 2019. Maybe she is not seen driving on the race days, but she is qualified to race in f1. Tatiana calderon leads the way for women in f1 and.