¿Una mujer piloto en Fórmula 1? Opciones

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Un saludo,

Y como ya sabeis : Força Pedro!!

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Webmaster, antes de escribir nada espero que no entiendas esto como un desafío. Tengo confianza en el foro y creo que este tema se puede llevar con inteligencia y respeto.
Aprovecho para pedir a los foristas que expresen sus opiniones libremente pero sin faltar el respeto a nadie. Así mismo agradecería al forista que añadió información acerca de las mujeres en la F-1 en el anterior topic, que lo haga aquí también.

Hala, la info:

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The motor-racing season is drawing to a close, but one young Irish woman is still behind the wheel. Darragh McManus looks at the unusual life of Sarah Kavanagh

As the Formula 1 season drags to an anticlimactic end – the fact that Schumacher had the title wrapped up by about July sort of takes the edge of proceedings – just three Grand Prix's remain, including this weekend's at Monza. I suppose Italy is a fairly appropriate venue for a Grand Prix: a macho, testosterone-fuelled sport-taking place in an even more macho, testosterone-fuelled society. It's a match made in macho, testosterone-fuelled heaven (which, now that I think about it, probably is a fairly good description of the place, what with God and Jesus and St. Peter hogging all the good jobs and that).

And let's face it: Formula 1 is a very macho sport. All that speed and naked aggression, all those pumped up competitors in pumped up cars, belting around the track like modern-day Ben Hurs before striding off in the direction of the nearest orgy or whatever. It's boys with their (hi-tech) toys, every little kid's fantasy made flesh, which is what makes Sarah Kavanagh's decision to become a racing driver even more unusual.

You all know the story of Ms. Kavanagh – young Dublin woman decides she wants to drive in Formula 1, works her way up the various rankings and is currently competing in the EuroBOSS category of driving, sort of the Nationwide League of motor racing – and, although not unique, it is still an extraordinary one.

Only five women have ever raced in Formula 1, with just one achieving F1 points, Italian Lella Lombardi with a sixth place finish in the 1975 Spanish GP.

Contrary to the stupid, knee-jerk reaction of the majority of people to a woman involved in this predominantly masculine milieu, Sarah isn't some butch heifer with cropped hair and an attitude problem. She is, I can vouch on the basis of two hours' chat, an attractive, friendly person, great craic on the one hand and intelligent and perceptive on the other, the type of woman who'd give feminism a well-deserved good name. And she ain't half bad looking, either, as it happens.

Sarah's reasons for getting into motor racing were deceptively simple – she went to a few races at Brands Hatch and Le Mans and was instantly smitten – and belie her determination to last the pace and keep on pushing against that glass ceiling. As you'd expect, the resistance to an uppity woman having the cheek to try her hand at racing is considerable, sometimes from her own team; Sarah was quoted recently as saying, "So many times I've come in (to the mechanics) and said, 'There's a problem with the car, it's done this or that', and they'd be just (adopts patronising accent), 'She's so cute, she just said gearbox!'"

Ultimately, whether or not Sarah Kavanagh makes it to the promised land of Formula 1 depends on two things: her innate ability as a driver, and the willingness of the prevailing culture to accommodate her. That this is a bit unfair is obvious – talent should be the only prerequisite for success in any true meritocracy – but unfortunately, that's the way it is for now. And regardless of the obstacles, she's not likely to quit for anyone. Another recent quote sums up her attitude perfectly: "I'm doing what I love, what I enjoy, and that's all that really matters".

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Un saludo,

Y como ya sabeis : For�§a Pedro!!