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@bundesautobahn7 wrote:
@ScarDuck14Tatiana is my teammate in my Andrea Moda career in F1 2020. Maybe one day we'll see a woman win the WDC in real life. I mean, even outside of driving we have some great female F1 talent, such as Hannah Schmitz, who put those Ferrari strategists to shame.
I usually go for Charouz in F2 and they don't have a female driver ☹️
I felt sorry for Tatiana when all-women crew couldn't finish 24hr Le Mans in 2021. But it was good to see them compete in such endurance race.
I am also concerned that because of W Series, they won't be able to make it to F1. but at least they have a competition where they can race each other.
@P4st3l1ak wrote:
@bundesautobahn7 wrote:
@ScarDuck14Tatiana is my teammate in my Andrea Moda career in F1 2020. Maybe one day we'll see a woman win the WDC in real life. I mean, even outside of driving we have some great female F1 talent, such as Hannah Schmitz, who put those Ferrari strategists to shame.I usually go for Charouz in F2 and they don't have a female driver ☹️
I felt sorry for Tatiana when all-women crew couldn't finish 24hr Le Mans in 2021. But it was good to see them compete in such endurance race.
I am also concerned that because of W Series, they won't be able to make it to F1. but at least they have a competition where they can race each other.
They are apparently modifying the F2 car because the women cannot drive it without power assisted steering.
I have no sympathy for females not having the physicality required. It is not a barrier, look at Alice Powell. The woman is nails. Unfortunately, Chadwick appears to have the better driving skills, but I have respect for Powell as she raced the men without complaint and scored points*.
*I should add the above was in GP3.
@ScarDuck14 wrote:
@SteveJacksonI always defend everyone’s right for equal opportunity: But will always push back against equality of outcome ideas.
Everyone should have an equal opportunity. To prove they are the best
Did they assist Kubica on his return to F1? Did they change the formula / rules for him? I do feel that a few parties burned money on a romantic story - I am not dismissive of the injuries sustained by Kubica either or his determination to return to competition but there is a hard edge to realism.
This is a very murky idea / area. I'm not against opportunity for women, what I do disagree with is falsely validating them or segregation where it is not necessary. I am not saying that many categories of motorsport do not run at a commercially viable level without sponsorship, but the total failure of the W Series to provide any contest to Chadwick and likewise that funding was pulled because of the non-spectacle is unsurprising.
