As mans equal why dont we see a woman driving a F1 car?

Question

Imagine Rachel in her PMT mode dashing around Silverstone at 190MPH.Sorry girls you just arent up to this one.

Answer 1

The reason is purely sexism but not in the way that most think. There is no one in formula one that is pulling strings and keeping women out. If a woman were the best driver in the world she would be in formula one. A chimp would be driving formula one if it was the best driver and the rules allowed it. When you get to the top, ability outweighs anything else.

The sexism is on the way to the top. It starts at 3 years old when the little girl looks at the TV and says "I wanna be a race car driver" and mommy or daddy say "No sweetie girls can't be race car drivers. It continues when April is 10 and wants to race go carts. If dad had a son who was interested he would be into it but just doesn't have the time or money to invest in April's silly plan. The 16 year old that fought her way and had a strong enough will and good enough parents to get to a local series finds no one wants to be beaten by a girl. Pull out all the stops guys, we can't let a girl win.

I know there are exceptions, women who make it up the ladder a ways but they are so very few. F-1 drivers are one in a million and there are millions of men racing. The million to one girl was the little 3 year old in front of the TV or Little April. When little girls and young women race drivers become common, some will rise to the very top and one will blaze Silverstone at 200mph or whatever is tops then.

You go Linda R!

Answer 2

Chances are, some day we will see women driving in F1 and other high levels of motorsport. Autoracing is, and has been, a male dominated sport in terms of the people participating. However, if you look through the amatuer ranks, you will find many women drivers that are competitive. And in a sport where small body sizes can be an advantage, it would make sense that they could enjoy some advantages!

I've instructed for racing and track driving for many years, and during that time have handled both male and female students of varying levels. Interesting, I think as a generalization, women tend to make better students as they are more able to focus on what it takes to drive well, as a majority of men often get wound up in wanting to be faster than their friend or such, rather than simply focusing on the details of how to go faster. Yet, when it progresses to getting faster and faster, it is that same testosterone driven aspect that often leads men to the top of the classes while women often cannot make that final jump (though there are, and will continue to be exceptions, and one of those will almost certainly make it to the top at some point).

Answer 3

On the contrary, with PMT we'd be half a second quicker every lap!
No women drivers because F1 has been bastardised to appeal to the lowest common male denominator-Sex and Cars and the sponsors can't/won't have a Danica Patrick draped over a stud wearing a pair of shorts and little else.
But Jenson can!

Answer 4

I think if a team finds a woman that can be competitive and sexy they'll sign her in a minute for all the publicity it will bring. Not saying it's fair but that's the way it is. Look at all the attention Danica Patrick has caused. She's not that bad of a driver but I'm sure she makes more then a male with about the same abilities. For some reason NHRA seems to be the best series in terms of competitive racing.

Answer 5

Very simple, money and training.

No one is willing to back and train woman driver.

A little black boy walked up to a team owner and told him that one day I'm gonna drive for you. His name was Lewis Hamilton.

MacLaren was willing to back and train that young man and look what happened, he's won two races, leading the points, hasn't finished no lower than third and changing the way people look at minorities in racing.

I'm hoping some woman see that and take the chance. All Lewis needed was the chance, maybe Danica or Sarah will get that chance. Please Scott Speed, is the best America can put in F1? I bet Danica or Sarah could do better

Answer 6

There have been women drivers, two if memory serves me right, and that was back in the olden days of the 70's. I have to say I can only just remember they existed so they can't have been too brilliant as drivers.
I cannot see any reason why a women could not drive an F1 car, they will need a reasonable amount of strength and endurance, both of which you find in women athletes. They will need a lot of dedication and determination, again these characteristics are seen in women athletes, tennis players etc.

Answer 7

Well long before F1 women did race on equal terms with men - Camille du Gast mixed it with the best of them in the early city-to-city races. Elizabeth Juneck, did similarly in a GP Bugatti in the Targa Florio. In the 1950s Marie Theresa de Fillipis contested a number of F1 Grands Prix. But, as has already been said men and women are not "equal" they are different ! Vive la Difference!

Answer 8

In motorsport it's all about physical resistance, reflexes and the capacity to make quick decisions in critical times (and keep a cold blood when that happens).

I'm not saying women don't have all that but the resistance is the key to a victory/podium or just points in a Formula 1 championship especially.

Imagine those G forces at 250 km/h that basically exhaust every male driver during a F1 GP... Women are more physically fragile by construction (nature) and will be more vulnerable to that...

There are some exceptions of women in motorsport but they have to work twice as hard and devote themselves more during training to keep up physycally with the male drivers.

A woman can drive a truck FOR SURE but... can she change the tyre if a flat? :) Again... resistance.

Answer 9

There have been female F1 drivers, but there are reasons why they are not commonplace.
Firstly, far fewer females actually want to be F1 drivers. Mainly though, they are just built differently.
Women are equal in terms of importance, but biology makes men and women different, that has nothing to do with equality.

Answer 10

Look at IRL, there are 3 chicks driving.

In 1993 there was a chick driver in F1, if a girl is as fast or and better that da current drivers, we will c her!!

It's just, we need to find a female driver that is good enough!!

Maybe Sarah Fisher or Danika Patrick, one day. . .