F1 - New Female Driver in F1?

Legge awarded Minardi test.
Wed 19 Oct, 9:25 AM


Minardi has confirmed that female racer Katherine Legge is to take part in a test for the team at Vallelunga next month.

The 25-year-old Brit, who has raced single-seaters since 2000, has spent the last two seasons competing in the United States - becoming the first female driver to win in the Toyota Atlantic Championship when she took victory in the opening race of the season at Long Beach.

Legge followed that win up with further wins in Edmonton and San Jose as she finished third in the championship in her rookie season before she joined Champ Car World Series co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven in visiting the Belgian Grand Prix in early September where a meeting with Minardi owner Paul Stoddart led to the opportunity to test the F1 machine.

"I am thrilled to have the opportunity to drive the Minardi," Legge said. "It has been a dream and an ambition of mine to drive a Formula One car since I was a little girl.

"I am extremely grateful to Paul Stoddart and Kevin Kalkhoven for giving me this opportunity, and I am now focused on trying to impress and do a professional job in the test."

Stoddart said he felt that Legge has done enough over the course of the season to warrant her chance to test an F1 car and said he had no hesitation in giving her the opportunity.

"We have been watching Katherine's progress for some while now, and with her outstanding performances in the Toyota Atlantic Championship this season, we felt she was clearly deserving of a chance to experience a Formula One car," he said. "We have always said that if a sufficiently talented woman racing driver arrived on the scene, who appeared capable of handling the performance of an F1 car, we would have no hesitation in giving her an opportunity to show what she could do.

"I believe Katherine has done more than enough to warrant that chance."


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If she can cut the mustard then great but considering she hasn't actually achieved all that much in the US and hasn't come from F3/GP2 (other than 'selected races') I kind of get the feeling this is all just a propaganda thing. This is the same girl who posed in her undies for publicity isn't it?

Drivers should drive cars, do the occasional advert and proove themselves on the track. So far she doesn't impress me but I would like to be prooved wrong.

Don't think it is the same girl. The one you're thinking of is the one currently competing in the Indycar League I think.

It's Danica Patrick who posed in her undies. She is a good driver who can cut the mustard and doubtless looks better in her whites than most of the current F1 drivers would.

Originally Posted by Nigel S

It's Danica Patrick who posed in her undies. She is a good driver who can cut the mustard and doubtless looks better in her whites than most of the current F1 drivers would.

Danica is a babe. She did a Maxim photoshoot (good girl ).

Apparently, until Dan Weddon came along she was the most photographed Indy driver.

Work that one out...yanks

Cheers,

The differences between Legge and Patrick have already been hashed out on AO. Please note who was the first person to mention Legge around here.
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/showt...ighlight=legge (Can we have drivers like this in F1 please...............)
--Toronto

Originally Posted by Toronto Spider

The differences between Legge and Patrick have already been hashed out on AO. Please note who was the first person to mention Legge around here.
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/showt...ighlight=legge (Can we have drivers like this in F1 please...............)
--Toronto

Quite remarkable.

She's gives my previous fav VBH a run for her hard earned!

i wish her the very best of luck.

she can't be any more disappointing than coulthard ?

Originally Posted by quattrothedog

i wish her the very best of luck.

she can't be any more disappointing than coulthard ?

Or as indecisive or disloyal as Jenson