Like all motorsports, Formula 1 is messy. However, female pilots are absent from the stables. The brake? Lack of training, sponsors… But everything is speeding up to get them to the pole position.
February 16, London. Under the high ceilings of trendy London nightclub Printworks, 600 select guests are set to unveil the A523, the new Formula 1 car from the French Alpine team. Men parade on stage. Laurent Rossi, the general manager, team manager Ottmar Schaffnauer, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, the two 2023 drivers, and even Zinedine Zidane announced a surprise new ambassador. As is often the case in the world of Formula 1, the only woman in the spotlight is the host in a skimpy dress.
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Where did the women go?
And yet, a gaggle of young girls dressed in pilot suits and helmets suddenly take the stage. They are between 10 and 15 years old, French, Italian or Australian, and they smile without flinching at the thunderous applause. Small karting champions who have been noticed for their exceptional results in different regions of the world, what will they be like tomorrow? In recent years…
Source: Le Figaro
