Formula 1 has no female drivers. Why ?

[bob10]

Here’s why Formula One can’t secure a female driver | The Roar (http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/03/16/heres-formula-one-cant-secure-female-driver/)

[DAMINK]

Here we go........
Next they will be demanding 50% of all F1 drivers are female.
Anything else would be sexist after all right?
What would that mean..... Doods start wearing budgie smugglers and become pit guys?
I shudder at the thought.

[67hardtop]

Why do u think they call it a COCKPIT😆😆😆

Cheers Rod

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[Eevo]

Box office?

[bee utey]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQJKQjXpGQA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc

[grey_ghost]

From memory there was a female WRC driver, F1 driver (maybe just testing) and Indy Car... But there certainly aren't many.

I wonder if it's a bit like....

White men can't run the fastest.
Black men can't swim the fastest.

I'm not being racist here - it's just a general observation in life... Obviously a very broad generalisation - but an honest one at that. And obviously there are always exceptions... :angel:

Maybe men (when it comes to motorsport) are just crazier - willing to take bigger risks? Who knows - I've certainly driven (no track) against women that were quicker than me!

[Homestar]

I would have have thought it quite obvious - finding a Female with the same attributed as a Male F1 driver would be near impossible - you know - self absorbed, narcissistic, arrogant, overpaid with a god complex...

[Disco Muppet]

Not been in a high school lately eh Gav?

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[pop058]

I would have have thought it quite obvious - finding a Female with the same attributed as a Male F1 driver would be near impossible - you know - self absorbed, narcissistic, arrogant, overpaid with a god complex...

Maybe not overpaid and with a goddess complex instead but there are definately some out there that easily meet your other criteria.


Not been in a high school lately eh Gav?

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[Homestar]

Not been in a high school lately eh Gav?

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When you get to my age, hanging around a high school is considered bad form and a bit wierd...

My kids finished high school a few years back - what sort of excuse can I use now...? :D

[Blknight.aus]

I dont know.

Its not like they need to be able to reverse or parallel park...

:twisted::wasntme::angel:

[bob10]

So that's why....

Women ‘not strong enough’ to race: F1 boss | The New Daily (http://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/2016/04/20/bernie-ecclestone-women-drivers-f1/)

[rocket scientist]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQJKQjXpGQA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc

has to be one of my favourite Top Gear episodes:)

[Pickles2]

There are no women in V8SC either. There have been attempts to find "COMPETITIVE" female drivers in V8SC, and a couple have actually driven, including one from overseas.
But NONE of them have been competitive with the male drivers.
I would suggest that F1 would absolutely LOVE to have a few women driving, but the Series being so competitive, that will not happen unless a lady comes along who can either, put up good enough times to prove that she can do the job, OR, and this is a very important "OR", a lady comes along with enough dollars to "buy" a drive,....and it ain't just ladies that I'm referring to that do that,.....plenty of drivers bring their "sponsorship dollars" with them, so they get a drive, sometimes at the expense of a better driver.
So, IMHO, FI or any form of Motorsport would have no "barriers" at all with a Lady driver, in fact, I'd say they'd LOVE it to happen,....so, all it would take, is for someone to come along who can do the job.
There is a lady currently running in Nascar, she's proven she's an OK driver & can run with the men,...also great publicity for Nascar.
Of course it's not just a matter of just getting into the seat, to reach the top level of Motorsport, ya've got to be bloody good, and learn't your craft from the very bottom. Many F1 & even V8SC drivers started off in GoKarts at the age of 4-5 Y.O.....parents (incl. Lewis Hamilton's) making massive sacrifices to keep their children racing,...it's a long road.
Pickles.

[Homestar]

No need to worry about the V8 supercars soon - a couple more years and they won't exist as they do now. You need an audience to maintain this series, and that's all but evaporated overnight with the shortsightedness of taking the big dollars to prop the series up that Foxtel offered. Viewers down by over 90% watching it live - how sustainable is that? I watched the 'highlights' package on FTA once - that is the end of V8's for me, it just wasn't like watching it live - I already knew the outcome - it was like watching an extended news segment. A bit of a pity, but not much to be done about it.

RIP V8 Supercars - you were great once upon a time, but now will be consigned to the scrap heap of time and become irrelevant.