F1 boss Stefano Domenicali questioned over 'meteorite' comment on female drivers
dailystar.co.ukFormula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali has been questioned over his choice of words on female drivers.The Italian landed in hot water when he said that he does not expect a woman to race at the top level of F1 in the next five years."Realistically speaking, unless there is something like a meteorite, I don't see a girl coming into F1 in the next five years.
That is very unlikely," he claimed via BBC Sport.READ MORE: Only woman to compete in F2 series to make surprise comeback at Belgian Grand PrixSo far only two women have ever started an F1 Grand Prix - one was Maria Teresa de Filippis, who competed five times in the 1950s.
The other was Lella Lombardi - who took part in 12 races in the mid-1970s.Domenicali had said it was ‘crucial to give the maximum possibility for women to come to F1 - we are totally dedicated to that’.
And that: "We are working on that to see what we can do to improve the system. And you will see soon some action."However four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has called out the chief for his words, saying that it sent the wrong message to female drivers. "It's statements like that which I guess women or girls are probably confronted with when they are growing up and sharing their dreams, sitting at breakfast saying I want to become a racing driver," Vettel said."And the father might just have read exactly statements like that and say: 'You do like other things, why not focus on other things?'"Maybe they do focus on other things and drop racing or the idea.
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