Female Racing World Championship?

[jake2013guy]

The only reason why he said this is to propose an idea to get more money. Nothing else.

 

[Legro]

How many other sports has he competed in at a professional level?

Golf. And there's not much to say about his success in it.

 

[Johnnypenso]

How many other sports has he competed in at a professional level?

Try twitter or Google.

 

[TenEightyOne]

My counter to that is that F1 is one of the most physically demanding sports in the world and there is a possibility that the physical differences between men and women might come into play.

Personally I think you're dead wrong and a little out of time.

 

[Soundtrack]

On the point of timing, it’s likely not completely fortuitous this polemic/debate arises a week after Sutil was appointed as Williams nominated reserve driver. After all Suzie Wolff, despite being in her thirties, was arguably the closest contender to become the next woman to take part in a F1 race (if you consider back injuries and its induced pain to be a possible recursive annoyance). Did she, after a half baked Silverstone attempt and what looked like a satisfying practice session in Germany (only 2 tenth shy of experienced Massa) disqualified herself for the job? Maybe she ends up being another F1 collateral damage due to unrelated matters, but eventually you could consider her just hitting the glass ceiling.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Personally I think you're dead wrong and a little out of time.

How can I be wrong about a possibilty and a might? In this case, since racing is a private enterprise and not a public service, the only way I could be wrong, would be if the series is a financial failure.

 

[TenEightyOne]

How can I be wrong about a possibilty and a might?

It's how thinking works, you think something is a possibility, I think you're dead wrong.

 

[Dennisch]

I wonder how they will fill up a grid full of F1 worthy drivers if there are no women who can now get into F1 and show the boys how to drive. Are there even women only feeder series?

 

[Liquid]

Swap the letters around for Female World Racing Championship. FWRC.

Susie Wolff drives for Williams. Illuminati confirmed.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Yeah, i do understand my point had its flaws, but I can understand Bernie's thinking and maybe the model might work a lot better in Motorsport than what it does in Golf

There are a lot of womens' sporting leagues that run parallel to the mens'. Not just in golf, but in football, basketball, tennis and cricket. And, of course, in the Olympics.

It could work as a vehicle to get women into the sport, but it would take time and it would have to be done properly if it is to have any credibility.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Lewis-Hamilton-with-breasts existed...It's possible that there's a Nico-Hulkenburg-with-breasts...Max-Chilton-with-breasts...

There's a Ralf Schumacher with breasts. That is, of course, Ralf Schumacher.

 

[Hun200kmh]

The only reason why he said this is to propose an idea to get more money. Nothing else.

You sir are a cynic. Bernie Ecclestone is known for his staunch defense of the discriminated, be it by sex, religion, skin color or height. He doesn't care about money, he's in on this to change the world for the better.

 

[mustafur]

On the point of timing, it’s likely not completely fortuitous this polemic/debate arises a week after Sutil was appointed as Williams nominated reserve driver. After all Suzie Wolff, despite being in her thirties, was arguably the closest contender to become the next woman to take part in a F1 race (if you consider back injuries and its induced pain to be a possible recursive annoyance). Did she, after a half baked Silverstone attempt and what looked like a satisfying practice session in Germany (only 2 tenth shy of experienced Massa) disqualified herself for the job? Maybe she ends up being another F1 collateral damage due to unrelated matters, but eventually you could consider her just hitting the glass ceiling.

TBH though a DTM backmarker isn't the best judge for women talent tbh.

I don't see it being any different to womens Golf, sure some could say a man might be able to hit it further, but it's not exactly like the Men are at the peak of muscular strength when alot of the top players are well over 40 years old, some even 50.

 

[GTPorsche]

Anyone remember Sarah Fisher? And on the NASCAR note now you have little miss Go Daddy(her little cute self), but it seems the guys have more fun spinning her out.

Oh and dont say anyone can drive a NASCAR car, look a Juan Pablo, never had a NASCAR win, leaves NASCAR, goes back to INDY Cart and wins his first race.

You're wrong.

NASCAR wins: http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=montoju01&trk=t1&series=W
His first race upon returning to Indycar: http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2014_Firestone_Grand_Prix_of_St._Petersburg/O

 

[mustafur]

You're wrong.

NASCAR wins: http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=montoju01&trk=t1&series=W
His first race upon returning to Indycar: http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2014_Firestone_Grand_Prix_of_St._Petersburg/O

Not to mention he came from Open Wheel racing, where as all his stock car racing was exclusively while doing NASCAR.

 

[ryzno]

Still not much success for the amount of time he was around.

 

[mustafur]

Still not much success for the amount of time he was around.

Given how many years he has done stock car racing compared to everyone else, it pretty much beats most of them.

Keep in mind he had done just about the same amount of years as most of the current grid before they even made it to Sprint Cup.

 

[Soundtrack]

TBH though a DTM backmarker isn't the best judge for women talent tbh.

It was more on the matter of a woman ending behind the wheel during a Formula One race eventually, and to be honest I have no master degree in meritology.

 

[Dennisch]

If a 17 year old can complete the Malaysian GP without too many hiccups, a fit woman in her early-mid twenties should have no problem finishing races either.

Now all we need is one with enough talent, but for that we need a whole lot more women in the feeder series, or just one with incredible talent. Hamilton, Alonso, Vettel, Senna or a Schumacher with tits.

Just look at the amount of male racers that have no business in F1.

 

[Akmuq]

Anyone remember Sarah Fisher? And on the NASCAR note now you have little miss Go Daddy(her little cute self), but it seems the guys have more fun spinning her out.

Oh and dont say anyone can drive a NASCAR car, look a Juan Pablo, never had a NASCAR win, leaves NASCAR, goes back to INDY Cart and wins his first race.

It's ironic someone with an encyclopedia as their avatar got facts wrong.

 

[ryzno]

Well I was trying to get a trend started in the status wall...

Enjoy your laugh for now

 

[05XR8]

What do the women of gtplanet have to say about this?

 

[MatskiMonk]

Suzie Wolff:

"I can hand on heart say it would not interest me at all to win such a (women's) race. I would rather not be in the race because what am I winning?"

Something Susie... something....

 

[mustafur]

The fact is if she won that would be her first win in cars.

 

[Johnnypenso]

What do the women of gtplanet have to say about this?

Women? There's more than one?

It would be better to take a poll of women racers. Sample poll question:

Would you particpate in a women's only racing series to run as a support series on F1 weekends in front of tens of thousands of fans, potentially earning hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in income per year through salaries and endorsements and exponentially raising your profile internationally, or would you like to continue to slog in relative obscurity in other forms of racing?

 

[TenEightyOne]

Would you particpate in a women's only racing series to run as a support series on F1 weekends in front of tens of thousands of fans, potentially earning hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in income per year through salaries and endorsements and exponentially raising your profile internationally, or would you like to continue to slog in relative obscurity in other forms of racing?

Wow, you think a "second" series would pay all the drivers unlike the "first" series?

That question reads, to me, as "Would you accept that F1 is a male-only sport and therefore divert your aspirations to a girl-only series?"

That's presuming, of course, that there's more money to be made for teams in a second series. If the sponsors wanted female racers there'd be more on the grid in the "first" teams by now, creating a second series doesn't create a culture change.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Wow, you think a "second" series would pay all the drivers unlike the "first" series?

That question reads, to me, as "Would you accept that F1 is a male-only sport and therefore divert your aspirations to a girl-only series?"

That's presuming, of course, that there's more money to be made for teams in a second series. If the sponsors wanted female racers there'd be more on the grid in the "first" teams by now, creating a second series doesn't create a culture change.

You're looking at this through some kind of social activist lens. I am not. To me it's simply money poured into motorsport and providing racing work and opportunities for female racers. No one forces them to do it, any woman is free to avoid the series and participate in any other series if they are qualified and can bring sponsorship to the table. A series like this would also create more opportunities for women to also assume roles as mechanics, team managers, engineers etc. that they may not otherwise have. I see no downside.

 

[TenEightyOne]

You're looking at this through some kind of social activist lens. ... A series like this would also create more opportunities for women to also assume roles as mechanics, team managers, engineers etc. that they may not otherwise have.

Equality isn't social activism.

 

[JMoney]

Somebody really needs to start an internet petition to fire Bernie.

 

[mustafur]

Equality isn't social activism.

Business is never equal, and so is racing.