Formula 1 Still Waiting for Next Woman to Conquer the Road to the F1 Grid
As Indianapolis 500 veteran Simona de Silvestro can attest, talent will only get a woman so far in Formula 1.
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This week, Beth Paretta announced an Indianapolis 500 effort with driver Simona de Silvestro, leaving some to wonder, when will a woman return to the Formula 1 grid ?
Lella Lombardi, pictured above, is the last woman to race in Formula 1, and her last race in the series came in 1976.
Efforts including the W Series and the now 10-year-old FIA Women & Motor Sport Commission breeds hope that a woman will soon be back on the F1 grid.
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Sir Frank Williams home and ‘on the mend’
Date published:
December 24 2020
Some fantastic news heading into the Christmas holidays – Sir Frank Williams has been discharged from hospital and is convalescing at home.
On December 15, the Williams family had issued a statement to say the 78-year-old was in a stable condition in hospital but without revealing any information about what he was being treated for.
They had stressed his condition was a private matter and would not be releasing any further details, asking for their privacy to be respected and that the team would release another update in due course.
That update arrived on Christmas Eve afternoon and was the one that Formula 1 fans had been dearly hoping for.