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    Quote Originally Posted by AndyL View Post
    And the point I am making is that the problem is not in any of those series. I don't believe that the barriers you're talking about exist. If there were women winning in GP2, GP3 or FR3.5, they would be in F1 like a shot. The sponsors would love it. And if there were women winning in national F3 or FF, they would get into the international series without a problem. But they simply aren't there.
    I don't disagree with you on the winning aspect of your argument. My point is, female racers have to get the encouragement, support and welcome into those series in the first place before we can talk about why there are no female winners. I think focus should be on why there are no women in these series in the first place; yet there are women in the American series such as Nascar and Indycar.

    If talented female racers are encouraged, supported and given the opportunity to race in the series that you mentioned, there is a very high likelihood that we shall see female winners of races and championships.

    The idea of a separate series for women is nonsensical and very out of touch with this open modern times that we live in. If we can get the negativity out of the way, female talents would shine through.

    And l am not suggesting that the standard be lowered to allow female racers into these series. And a female racer that wants to race in GP2 must meet all requisites to compete in that series. Physical fitness, stamina and skill.

    However, one would expect the design of the car to take into consideration the physiology of the driver to assist the driver to race as fast as she can. Things like the weighting of the steering and the level of input forces required to maneuver the car through twisties etc.
    Last edited by Nitrodaze; 6th November 2015 at 11:12.

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