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The involvement of women in Formula One was pioneered by Italian Maria Teresa de Filippis, who entered five races between the 1958 and 1959 seasons in a Maserati 250F, starting three. [1] She was the first woman to qualify for a Grand Prix, and scored her best result of tenth place in the 1958 Belgian Grand Prix .
"Seeing females compete, especially on the F1 weekend, is definitely going to make young females get into it." She said, despite proving their place, women still struggled to get the support of ...
With two F1 Academy wins in 2023 as a member of ART Grand Prix under her belt, she has her eyes set on continuing to bust pre existing stereotypes lingering misconceptions of what an F1 driver can be.
W Series logo on the Tatuus F3 T-318; 2019 season.. W Series was an all-female single-seater racing championship. [1] It was held over a total of three seasons in 2019, 2021 and 2022 before the championship fell into administration and later liquidated, with a planned season in 2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lombardi was also the first woman to qualify and compete in the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch and raced in sports cars. She won the 6 Hours of Pergusa and the 6 Hours of Vallelunga. Lombardi's story has impacted generations of racers. Her experience has shaped the involvement of women in racing and how people perceive women in the racing ...
The intent is to, eventually, get more women into F3, F2, and ideally, F1. We wonder if it's enough.
F1 Academy is a female-only, Formula 4-level single-seater racing championship founded by the Formula One Group. The championship is a spec series , meaning that all teams compete with an identical Tatuus F4-T421 chassis and tyre compounds developed by Pirelli .
Curious, too, when you consider the emphasis throughout Formula 1 on increasing opportunities and visibility for women, despite a woman not competing in the sport since 1976. Yet look in the ...