Women in F1

Women in F1

We all know that women in Formula One are hard to involved in. They were only five women who competed in Queen od Motosport. Only one got a point. Like an amazing song's saying: 

"It is a men world."

Years ago, no one could even imagine a woman who would try to sit in the fastest car in the universe. Now, when W series has been started, there is a chance to change this situation.

Fearless

The first woman in F1 was Maria de Filippis. 

Her history is quite interesting because at first, she was a horse rider. When her brothers started talking about her possibility to subjugate a car as good as a horse, she decided to start. She got a promotion to Sportscar, and after took second place in final results, she was asked to drive for Maserati in F1. She qualified for Belgian Grand Prix and took 10th position, which I think, was amazing for this time. It was 1958.

The danger was a sigh of this era in Formula 1. Once, from a race in Argentine, she got back with a broken collarbone. But it wasn't matter for her- she just wanted racing. Grand Prix in her lovely Naples ( it wasn't counted to F1) showed, that she's a real talent. Maria, forced to start from the end of the grid, torn to the second position, right after her teammate. Other drivers had a respect for her, which can't be said about, for example, race principal from France.

As he said: The only helmet a woman should wear is one in a hairdresser's salon.

But, as she said, it wasn't always like this. Very known is her talk with Fangio:

When I was at Monza for the first time, Fangio showed me the track. When we reached parabolica, he said" You see 300? Don't brake. 200? Don't brake. But what about 100? Don't brake." When I asked," You want me to kill myself?" He started to laugh and answer" You brake when you start turning".

She wasn't afraid. She was brave and maybe a little crazy about this sport. She showed a way to every woman. She ended up her career after her friend died in an accident on the track.
She died in 2016, at the age of 80.

photo: Flickr.com


Point

The second woman in F1 was more known Maria Grazia Lombardi, the one with half of the point. On an impulse, she sat in the car and by overcoming the next levels, she took part in qualifying to British GP. She didn't qualify but took someone's attention...
Vittorio Zanon was helping her to continue her career behind March's wheel. Her first F1 race was in South Africa.

She becomes a part of history in Spain. She got a first-ever point for a woman( the only one), in dramatic circumstances. A lot of accidents, damage, death of four people. The race has ended after 29 laps.
Next season, in the first race she was replaced by another driver. At the end of the 80s, she was diagnosed with cancer. She died at the age of  50.

photo: Wikipedia

A skier or a driver?

The third woman in F1 showed up not too long after Lombardi's retirement. 

Divina Galica was British with Polish roots. She always was into the sport, but first not into racing- she was an olympian in skiing. She took part in three Olympians Games- in Innsbruck, Grenoble, and Sapporo. She found out about her passion for racing a few years later by taking part in the rally. In 1976 she was trying to qualify in British GP and Brazil and Argentina as well- she didn't. Some people thought that it was because of her start number- be honest, how many drivers would decide to take this unlucky 13?

In Formula 1 history number 13 was unlucky until Pascal Maldonado started taking part in Grand Prix with this registration.

Divine was trying her strength in Aurora F1 Series, but after she backed to skiing. Till today, she shows up in media as an expert.

photo: Sport Onet

The woman behind Williams' steering wheel

Desire Randall Wilson was born in South Africa. She was trying to qualify for British GP at Brands Hatch, but because of badly prepared car and lack of experience, she took the last place. After, just like Divina, she was starting in Aurora where she became the only woman in history who won in F1's car. It happened on Brands Hatch. 

She took part in Le Mans( P7) and qualifying for Indianapolis 500. Desire and her husband are modernizing race tracks.

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Short journey with Brabham

The last woman in F1 was Giovanna Amati. 

She was racing from childhood but traumatic circumstances. She was kidnapped and she has been enslaved for 75 days. After this awful days, she got back to racing and sighed a contract with Brabham, when they couldn't make a deal with Japanese driver. She didn't have a big experience in an F1 car, and the team was late with getting the car ready. The result was 6 spins and no qualification. She couldn't qualify to race in Brazil and Mexico too. Brabham fired her.

photo: Sportdonna

Under the sigh of an accident

Any other woman didn't take part in the race weekend. They're only test drivers. 

One of them, Maria de Villota, was driving for Marussia F1 team. She was working with her team on the car, but the accident changed everything. She has lost her right eye. Year after this, she died in a hotel which was the result of this accident. 

photo: Sport Onet

Inspiration to dare to be different.

We all know Susie Wolff. She's not only a Mercedes principal, Toto Wolff's wife. This term is very harmful. In 2014 she was Williams' test driver, she even took part in a practice. A lot of people were saying that's because of her husband's position, but like every one of these women, she has worked hard to fulfill her dreams. Now, she's a team principal of the Venturi team in Formula E. She has an a foundation "Dare to be different" and she is an ambassador of " She's Mercedes".

photo: Esquire

Future of motosport

The future looks more brightly for females now. Tatiana Calderon is a driver in Formula 2 and she became a test driver for Alfa Romeo Sauber in F1. 

photo: WRC

A chance to fulfill the dreams

Not too long ago W series started. Series for women, which can help them to gets the point to go to Formula One. 

We could already see one season which was won by Jamie Chadwick, a young and talented driver from the United Kingdom. She is connected to Williams F1.

photo: Formula Scout

Fighter

Sophia Floersch was racing in F3 until an awful accident happened at Macau Grand Prix, which took place in 2018. This year she backed to Macau and drive in this race again. She is such a big talent and seeing her determination...she can be the future.

photo: Young Post

Have you ever thought about a woman being a world champion? It seems to look a little impossible, but we don't know what the future will bring. We see an era of Lewis Hamilton and rise of new stars- Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon...2021 is coming, the new era is coming. Maybe the era of women is coming?

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