Is Formula 1 finally taking women seriously?
Abbi Pulling is regarded as one of the UK's best hopes to find a female F1 driverA female driver hasn't competed in a Formula 1 grand prix since 1976. Only last year the sport's CEO said he couldn't see that changing in the next five years. But are they finally taking women seriously with the introduction of the new F1 Academy?
To try and change that, the sport has launched a new all-female racing category called the F1 Academy - with 15 women competing across five teams. It's not the first all-female driving championship, with the free-to-enter W Series created in 2019 removing financial barriers to competing. One person hoping for that is 19-year-old Abbi Pulling who's already been making waves in British Formula 4 as well as the all-female W Series.Image source,"I've been involved in motorsports since I was eight years old and the price just goes up and up the further you go," she says.
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