Despite their driving ability being all around the place, there are no women currently in Formula One, and none likely to be for the foreseeable future. Why is that?
Lella Lombardi was the last female to qualify for the grid of an F1 Grand Prix and to start in that race. She actually scored half a point in her career but that isn't considered her best race. Her best race was finishing one place out of the points at the old Nürburgring, a phenomenally difficult track. That was back in the 1970's.
Right now, and considering good women do exist, I think F1 does not have women for reasons related to marketing. To make that argument I'll present two pictures of women currently good enough, in my opinion:
Sophia Flörsch
Abbi Pulling
See anything these women have in common? I do, they're very pretty.
If women such as these are allowed on the F1 grid, they'll suck all the oxygen out of the room. All cameras will be on them, and the pretty boys will be left out. Sponsorship dollars will not go to the bloke drivers. Look, I get it, the F1 drivers are good lookin' Dudes, but given the choice of looking at good lookin' Dudes or Chicks, it's Chicks every time.
Anyway, that's my opinion. I've long said the FIA are dinosaurs, prove me wrong. Oh, and I was a fan of Lella Lombardi, she was amazing. Some of the best competitive driving I've ever seen has been from women behind the wheel, rally driver Michelle Mouton being on that list. Of course women can be on the F1 grid, they just don't want them there.
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