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Jessica Hawkins predicts female driver in F1 soon

Motorsport.com+ 3 moreMon 10 Aug · 11:00 UTCupdated Wed 12 Aug · 13:29 UTCHave your say
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Jessica Hawkins, an ambassador for Aston Martin and former W Series racer, believes a woman will compete in Formula 1 within the next few years. She emphasizes the need for changes in junior categories to better support female drivers aspiring to reach the top level of motorsport.

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First to reportJessica Hawkins predicts female F1 driver within "few years"Aston Martin driver ambassador and former W Series racer Jessica Hawkins believes a woman will race in Formula 1 within a "few years", backing the F1 Academy to develop talent capable of fighting for seats on the grand prix grid. Hawkins, who became the first woman in nearly five years to test modern F1 machinery when she drove the Aston Martin AMR21 in Hungary in 2023, discussed the timeline ... Keep readingMotorsport.comMon 10 Aug · 11:00 UTCRead their report →
Jess Hawkins makes bold female F1 driver predictionAston Martin ambassador and racing driver Jess Hawkins has predicted that the F1 grid will have a female driver within "a few years".Motorsport WeekMon 10 Aug · 15:00 UTCRead →
Hawkins predicts a woman will race in F1 ‘within a few years’Jessica Hawkins has heard the argument before: Formula 1 is simply too physically demanding for women. And the...F1iTue 11 Aug · 09:57 UTCRead →
Female F1 breakthrough predicted in "a few years" after half-century waitLella Lombardi was the most recent female driver to start a grand prix, 50 years ago.CrashWed 12 Aug · 13:28 UTCRead →
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