Desiré Wilson, the only woman to win an F1 race
I enjoyed a long chat with the supremely talent Desiré Wilson for the Goodwood Social Media website (launching soon, honest). I interviewed her first a decade ago at the Festival of Speed., and she’s a lovely lady. She’s also a truly great driver, and she could have set the track alight had she not been a) a woman and b) South African in the 1970s.
These days she and her husband run a successful business designing race tracks. They’re working on several in Asia, including one for the owner of Volvo China and Geely.
It’s great that Des is able to simply enjoy driving some great cars every year, both up the hill at the Festival of Speed and on the serpentine Goodwood Circuit at the Revival. She always puts on a great show, whether she’s behind the wheel of a 105E Anglia, Daytona Coupe, or Julian Balme’s 1954 Lincoln. I’ll add a link once the story appears.
These days she and her husband run a successful business designing race tracks. They’re working on several in Asia, including one for the owner of Volvo China and Geely.
It’s great that Des is able to simply enjoy driving some great cars every year, both up the hill at the Festival of Speed and on the serpentine Goodwood Circuit at the Revival. She always puts on a great show, whether she’s behind the wheel of a 105E Anglia, Daytona Coupe, or Julian Balme’s 1954 Lincoln. I’ll add a link once the story appears.
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