Doriane Pin in Formula 1: dream or pipe dream?
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- Published on 20 / 03 / 2024 at 09: 00
- Modified on 20/03/2024 at 09:28
© MercedesHeadlining the 100% women's championship promoted by Liberty Media, the Frenchwoman hopes to take advantage of the strong winds to become the first woman to take part in a Grand Prix since Lella Lombardi in 1975.
This is the story of a little girl's dream that became an adult goal. From her earliest childhood, spent in particular tearing up the tarmac at the Moissy-Cramayel karting track (Seine-et-Marne) under the watchful eye of her proud father, Doriane wanted to one day drive in Formula 1. It didn't matter that no woman had ever competed in a Grand Prix during her lifetime. No role model was needed. Pin followed her own path. Without…
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But even with an AD, there will remain the problem of the monumental force necessary to optimize braking.
Formula 1? She's almost ready, but why almost? As long as there's no power steering on Formula 2, and even Formula 3, it's mission impossible for women. And besides, in her case, she'd reach Formula 1 around 24 years old; these days, you have to be 18, 20 at the very most, to get in.