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Patrick: Female drivers 'better prepared' by racing against men
Former IndyCar driver Danica Patrick believes that female racers will enjoy better personal development and will be better prepared for the sport's challenges if they compete against men from the outset. It's been forty years since a woman graced the grid in Formula 1, but the sport is making a concerted effort to break Grand Prix racing's all-male monopoly. The now defunct all-female W Series was unsuccessful in its attempts to establish itself as an entry-level training ground for female racers, but the Formula 1-supported F1 Academy that was launched earlier this year hopes to succeed where its predecessor failed. Patrick, the only woman to win in IndyCar – a feat achieved at Motegi...
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