Stefano Domenicali, chief executive of Formula 1, said on Wednesday it was “extremely unlikely” that there would be a female driver at the top level of the sport over the next five years.
However, Domenicali advertiser “It is very important at this moment to try to give the maximum potential for women to come to Formula 1. And that is something we are completely dedicated to. [to]. ”
There hasn’t been a woman competing in a Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix since Lilla Lombardi at the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix where she finished 12th. Lombardi is the only driver to score points in a Formula 1 Grand Prix, scoring half a point during the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix. Over the past few decades, the only other driver to race at a Grand Prix weekend has been Susie Wolff, who was Williams test driver during the 2014 and 15 seasons.
There has been pressure to find female talent and tackle the barriers to getting into F1 in recent years. Alpine took a step in this direction, launching the Rac(H)er program, which is “designed to advance gender merit in all areas of the company, from technical jobs to racing and competition.”
for every Team AnnouncementThe new program “will also include dismantling stereotypes using research-funded scientific study to finally break down all purported scientific hurdles to women’s F1 competition.” [fitness, cognitive]. “
The W Series was launched in 2019 as a “free-to-entry tournament” that removes financial barriers while creating a level playing field to help women climb the motorsport ladder to F1, according to the her website. However, despite the series’ launch, not even champion Jimmy Chadwick, who looks set to win her third title, has had a chance in Formula 3 or F2 yet.
“We are trying to understand how we can — I don’t want to use the wrong term, but let’s say — also set up the correct parameters for the girls to get into the parameter at the right age with the right car, because that’s really the point,” Domenicali said, at Race. “We are very happy to collaborate with Formula W [W Series]. But we believe that in order for girls to have a chance to be on the same level of competition with men, they must be more or less [at the same] age [as males] When they start fighting on the track at the Formula 3 and Formula 2 level.
“So, we are working on it in order to see what we can do to improve the system. And soon you will see some action.”
Looking at the situation “realistically”, Domenicali added, “I don’t see – unless something is going to be like some kind of meteor coming to Earth – a girl in Formula 1 in the next five years.”
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