Now this woman is EVERYWHERE! I mean everywhere... So let's "torque"
(Get it? Instead of talk. Anyway...)
This woman has every right to be everywhere at the moment! Female entrepreneur and petrol head Aseel Al Hamad.
Aseel has made a major statement, being a Saudi Arabian woman behind the wheel of a vehicle. But not just any vehicle, a Formula One car.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had never allowed females to hold a driving licence, until this year when they finally changed the law. But not only did Aseel finally get let behind the wheel, she fulfilled a dream in driving Renault's, 2012 Lotus Renault E20 F1 car around Paul Ricard, in a parade to mark the return of the race after 10 years away from the circuit.
I've also seen Aseel in a video that Jaguar did with her, on World Driving Day (24th June, who knew!) which was filmed in her homeland of KSA, at Reem International Circuit, where she threw an F Type around.
She is the first female member of the Saudi Arabian Motorsport Federation, and also on the Women in Motorsport Commission which was set up by the FIA.
Since the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have now allowed women to have licences, this has ended the world's last ban on female drivers.
Aseel has done many interviews and says she hopes this now opens even more doors for females in motorsport.
I think this is every females hope to be honest. I'd love to see a woman on the starting grid one day, taking on the men!
This whole thing may seem like a silly thing to most, but think about it... if the last country on our big old planet will lift a ban on women driving, that has been in place since day dot, then why can't women achieve great things in motorsport, such as appearing on a starting grid in Formula One?
Congratulations Aseel (and to the women of KSA!)
Skully x
