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Originally Posted by grantp
Different world now. I await a mandated requirement for the number of female drivers to be included in professional racing series ...
On the other hand ... is it as much a case of having the required budget to bid to do the work? Or maybe in some cases the right contacts?
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Well, Simona De Silvestro won a few races in Formula Atlantic, as did Bia Figuereido (Ana Beatriz) in Indy Lights. Then, they both progressed to IndyCar where they have gotten into reasonably priced but not necessarily reasonably paced cars. There was a rumor a while ago of De Silvestro having scored a Sauber F1 test. What has become of that? She always has seemed to drive much better on road circuits than on ovals so she probably would be a good addition to a road course centric series.
Ellen Lohr's post-DTM career seemed rather like that of a journeywoman, as most drivers careers do. She would have deserved a lot of better rides after DTM but the impression she made on the sport has been strong enough for the teams in the series to keep hiring women to drive one of their cars. I wonder if BMW will join in on this next year.