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Women behind the wheel

6/15/2014

Penelope Pitstops and Stig-alike

Lady racers and journalists with Citroen DS3

Citroen and Benefit chose Silverstone as the venue to launch the third DS3 by Benefit special edition. The all-female press pack were given the chance to experience thrill rides with female racing drivers. I think they got makeovers, too, they don’t often get offered at Silverstone.
I managed to grab 25-year-old racer Annalese Ferrari from Leicestershire, who has raced in the Leon Cup, Green Touring Car League, and various carting championships. I asked:

Do you think a woman will get to drive in F1 in the next 5 years? She said:

“ I do think it’s possible because Sauber has just signed Simona de Silvestro and there’s a lot of talk that she will get offered a seat next year because she’s one of the best that has a chance at doing that.
And there’s Susie Wolf at Williams but I’m not sure she’ll get a seat because she’s not got the extensive record as Simona."

So what would help?
“A strong female role model would help more females get into F1 and would take it into a more mainstream space. Generally, people think that women in F1 is all about the grid girls!”

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Driving the Mercedes SL 63 AMG

6/2/2014

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I had lots of fun at the SMMT Test Day at Millbrook. My first report has just appeared on Beauty & the Dirt.

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New family car

6/2/2014

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My sister-in-law has a new car - a Ford S-Max Titanium automatic - and she loves it.
She's been running a Mondeo estate (although she had a rare MX5 BBR Turbo before my neices arrived). The extra pair of seats is invaluable for taking along friends, or Nanny, plus lots of kit and the dog.
When my brother-in-law suggested he could use the S-Max rather than his Vauxhall Insignia to take garden rubbish to the dump, the look his wife gave him could have withered the garden.

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Driving the Mercedes SL 63 AMG

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