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A nod to Formula 1's first female driver
Phillip van Osten
11/11/2024 at 12:3011/11/2024 at 11:09 Maria Teresa de Filippis - motorsport's first female F1 Grand Prix driver - was born on this day in Naples, Italy in 1926. De Filippis was a keen horse rider in her teenage years before she switched to motorized horse power at the age of 22. Some impressive drives in the Italian Sportscar championship earned her a seat with the Maserati works team, allowing her to compete in various endurance racing events. In 1958, she made her F1 debut with a privately-entered Maserati at Monaco, but failed to qualify. However, a month later she was on the grid at Spa and crossed the checkered flag at the wheel of her 250F in tenth position. Maria...
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