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Formula 1: The groundbreaking women who drove in F1

It's been five years since a woman so much as drove in a Formula 1 practice session, let alone started a grand prix

Autosport

Former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher comes out as gay

The former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher has come out as gay, becoming the most high-profile driver to do so

The Guardian - UK

Line-up announced for More than Equal’s new female driver development programme

The group includes six promising 13-14-year-olds from Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Slovakia and the UK, who will all now follow a technical and tactical coaching and development programme that aims to accelerate at least one of them onto the Grand Prix grid. A further four drivers under the age…

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History of female F1 drivers - including grand prix starters and test drivers

Formula 1 has seen just five female drivers in its 74 years of recorded history. There are now more women involved in motorsport, with series such as F1 Academy - which features solely women drivers - to encourage more women and girls into motorsport and support them to progress in…

Autosport

F1 Academy prepares to launch star women into the spotlight

The new all-women racing category called the F1 Academy will launch this year, with 15 women across five teams competing in what Formula 1 hopes will be the start of an exciting new era in women's sport.

ABC News

Formula One announces new all-women series of races to begin in 2023

Formula One has officially announced the formation of the F1 Academy, a new all-women racing series with three races at each of seven meetings

The Guardian - UK

Vettel accuses F1 boss Domenicali of insensitive language on female drivers

Stefano Domenicali says he does not see a female driver in F1 in the next five years

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Vettel accuses Domenicali of insensitive language on female drivers

Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) (AFP) - Sebastian Vettel accused Formula One boss Stefano Domenicali of being thoughtless and using insensitive language when he suggested there was little prospect for female drivers in the sport.

AFP

F1 chief gives verdict on likeliness of female drivers in the sport over next five years

Almost half a century after Lella Lombardi was the last female driver to compete in Formula 1, Stefano Domenicali assesses the chance of change in the years to come

Daily Mirror

F1 CEO Doesn’t See Woman Driver Competing in F1 in Next Five Years

There has not been a woman competing in an F1 World Championship grand prix since Lella Lombardi in the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix.

Sports Illustrated

Jamie Chadwick not sure women can cope with ‘extremely physical’ Formula One

Chadwick is the dominant force in W Series.

The National (Scotland)

Jamie Chadwick interview: ‘Breaking into F1 as a woman is not about gender, just money’

If things had gone to plan, Jamie Chadwick would not have been celebrating a double race win at the W Series opener in Miami last weekend.

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