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Aston Martin runs Drugovich and Hawkins in F1 test at Hungaroring. Hawkins becomes first woman in five years to test a modern F1 car. (formulascout.com)

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[–] The_one_and_only@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I'm sorry, but Calderon dominated the W-series, but did not get any resemblance of succes in F2 before that, and ended up 29th in IndyCar in 2022.

Why do you think a driver who did not even finish high in the same W-series somehow has what it takes to make it in F1.

I believe it was Tost who once said that F1 is by definition not discriminatory. Teams spend tens of millions to find fractions of a second per lap. If putting a woman behind the wheel would help, they would have done it in a heartbeat. And as soon as there is someone who is faster, F1 wants that person, regardless of gender or race or whatever.