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[โ€“] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Are women not allowed to compete in F1?

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's been a long time since any have been good enough. Katherine Legge and Danica Patrick might have been good enough for a back marker seat 20 years ago.

    The only things stopping a woman from driving in F1 are money and talent.

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It comes down to the talent pool and its size. There are not enough female racing drivers yet.

    Need more young girls/women in karting/feeder series. Unfortunately, that likely won't happen until a talented woman "makes it" into f1.

    For years, people have been pinning hopes on different upcoming drivers to be the one.

    Its probably going to take a talented woman who is capable of beating more than half the field of men before they get a chance, unfortunately. Rather than just being better than a few of the current drivers, which is unfair.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Also physical difference between men and woman play a big role in it. F1 is a very physical demanding sports.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's not so much about the g forces but rather about things like steering wheel sizes and other factors that make it difficult with the physical differences.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Have you seen the size of Yuki Tsunoda?

    Heโ€™s 5โ€™2 (1.59m)

    Give more girls and women opportunities to break into the sport, youโ€™ll eventually have the Katie Ledecky of F1.

    (Katie Ledecky is the most decorated competitive woman swimmer in the world. 5โ€™11/1.8m)

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago

    Smaller size will actually be an advantage to women (and yuki ;) ), as I hear it can get quite cramped in an F1 car. Where they will probably have a disadvantage is lower testosterone levels, resulting in less muscle build-up. That might prove problematic in the physically more demanding tracks like this weekends'.

    (although I think smaller talent pool due to lacking money/opportunities is the most limiting factor for women in F1 right now)

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago

    I disagree.

    For formula sports we need to look at in a combined pool. There is no need to have groups that preference selection, do to lack of talent or size.

    When it comes to who is selected for a formula serie, no one is selected if they can only beat few of the drivers.

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