A METEORITE would need to hit earth for there to be a woman in F1 in the next five years, says the sport’s boss Stefano Domenicali. But he also admitted that it is highly unlikely that any woman will make it to Formula One in the next five years. Among the reasons are the physical demands of Formula One and how naturally some women struggle with that. “To get into Formula One you have to go through the feeder series – Formula Three and Formula Two – and it is extremely physical. “Formula One is extremely physical, and we don’t know exactly what women are capable of in the sport. “If it is physically possible, and women can compete against men, how do we make that happen?.

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