Thread: Formula 1 has no female drivers. Why ?

So that's why....

Women ‘not strong enough’ to race: F1 boss | The New Daily

Originally Posted by bee utey

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

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.