THE EDITOR
“2020 was the first year since 2000 there were no women at Indy”
THE MONTH OF MAY IS UPON US AND despite the excitement of the new Formula 1 season, much talk in the Motor Sport office (yes, we are back, in rotas) is now focused on what will happen at the Brickyard this year. It will spark the traditional conversations and debates about the relative merits of the two premier open-wheel global racing categories. There will be the usual talk about drivers getting dizzy only turning left and pointed comments about how F1 is predictable, that it’s “all about the car” and only two drivers ever win.
But those debates are tame compared to the ongoing discussions I have with my three daughters about the role of women in motor sport, and my view that racing is not just a man’s sport and that they (especially the 16-year-old, with a passion for STEM subjects) should consider it as a world they can become involved in.