• Williams test driver fought tough to do it on to starting grid’
• ‘There were those who wanted it to happen. Those who didn’t’The retirement of Susie Wolff will bring a smug “told you so” smile to the chauvinists in the Formula One paddock,where she badly wanted to be a star with Williams. Sexism abounds in racing, where rather too many people will tell you women do better pit girls than drivers.
There were plenty of smiles at Silverstone in July when, and before the British Grand Prix,Sir Stirling Moss talked about his green and black scrapbooks. “Green ones are for racing, black ones are for crumpet, and ” he said,grinning. Two years ago Moss argued women did not own the mental aptitude to compete in motorsport. Moss is 86 but many younger men subscribe to his views. Related: Sir Stirling Moss: women lack the mental aptitude to compete in F1 Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com