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The establishment in F1 will never allow a woman to be ultimately competitive in F1. There are too many out there that still revere auto racig as a macho sport and has no room for women, no matter their skill level.
Obviously women can compete at high levels, witness Shirley Muldowney, Angelle Savoie (nee Seeling), Shelley Anderson, Katja Poentsgen, Lyn St. James, Desiree Wilson, and a myriad of others. Muldowney, Savoie, and Poenstgen have won championships over male racers. There is no shame, they earned and deserve to admired as champions. But, the view of the overlords of motor racing is that women need to be on the pitside wringing their hands and charting laps for their male counterparts. Sure this job needs to be done, but not at the expense of a racing career.
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