(© Ben Johnston 2015)
It has been reported that Susie Wolff will consider her
options following her outing for the team at the British Grand Prix in
Silverstone later this summer.
The Scot finished in 14th place in Friday’s Free
Practice 1 at the Barcelona Circuit De Catalunya which was a fantastic result
as she finished ahead of regular Grand Prix starters like McLaren’s Fernando
Alonso and Sergio Perez.
Wolff who has been with the Williams team since 2012 was
over looked by the outfit when it came to them picking a reserve driver based
on the fact according to Deputy Team Principal Claire Williams that Adrian
Sutil, who they have brought has race experience with the new turbo charged
hybrid powered Formula One car.
However, Wolff has more than proved herself as being capable
to drive a Formula One car and should she decide to leave Williams, the team
will be kicking themselves particularly if as will more than likely be the
case, she will be picked up by another Formula One team. Wolff, contrary to
belief is A) Not a Williams purely due to the fact that her husband Toto was on
the board of the team at the time and more importantly B) IS NOT A MARKETING
TOOL, if that were the case she is in the wrong sport.
Susie Wolff has more than proven herself able to compete in
Formula One and in her case she has always said she is not looking for a race
seat but wants to show that female racing drivers can make it in a male
dominated sport.
It is time that the gender barrier in Formula One was
broken, after all some of the top managers in the sport are female and there a
number of female engineers working in the garages up and down the pit-lane so
it is about time that Formula One had a female driver RACING.
The sport claims
to be the pinnacle of motor racing however IT certainly is NOT when it comes this
topic it is in the stone-age.
Bernie Ecclestone’s idea of an all-female F1 category to run
alongside the ‘main event’ is not only ridiculous but also insulting. Female
drivers have earned the right to race alongside their male counterparts.
Look
at Max Verstappen’s mother, Sophie Kumpen, not only did she compete again
Infiniti Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner in junior category but
she beat him too. IT'S TIME FOR FORMULA ONE TO WAKE UP!
© Ben Johnston 2015
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