![]() ![]() Starting off as an interpreter for the English rally teams, Marie-Claude got her break through her father’s links with Citroen. 1- Marie-Claude Beaumont (Charmasson) – The First Lady of Corvette Yet, plenty of motorsports fans aren’t aware of of the badass babes of racing history who paved the way for female competitors (and spectators) to be where they are today. European FIA drag racing is even dominated by women currently, and there’s a reason for that: Finnish racer Anita M ä kel ä is collecting Top Fuel and other drag racing championship titles like they’re going out of fashion.īut it wasn’t always that way: the fact that women in motorsports are still to this day being attributed as ‘the first woman to…’ shows that we’ve come a long way, but the journey isn’t over.įor female gearheads, gaining licenses for motorsports was as revolutionary as milestones such as bra-burning and being allowed to wear slacks in public. ![]() ![]() By Niamh Smith The First Ladies of Motorsportīetter reactions, tighter control, sharper clarity… factors that influenced a significant number of people I meet at the track to attest that the best racing drivers are women. ![]()
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