Coulthard backed 'W series' will see women race in F1

No woman has competed in Formula One since 1976 but organisers of the 'W Series' hope to provide a platform for them to develop skills before taking on the men further up the motorsport ladder. The......

Women are NOT yet ready to compete in top races. Do you agree?

'I dared to be different, I want to inspire others to do the same' IMAGE: Williams test driver Susie Wolff reacts. Photographs: Mark Thompson/Getty Images Britain's Susie Wolff, the first woman......

Ecclestone's got a novel idea to spice up Formula One

F1 championship for women in the reckoning Katherine Legge of Great Britain poses before driving a Minardi Formula One car in a test on November 22, 2005 in Vallelunga, Italy. Photograph: Getty......

What brought this Swiss racer's F1 hopes to grinding halt?

Indy car driver Simona de Silvestro Photograph: Robin Marchant/Getty Images for ESPN Swiss racer Simona De Silvestro's hopes of becoming the first woman since 1976 to race in Formula One have......

Sports Shorts: Woman F1 driver Wolff sidelined after four laps

Susie Wolff became the first woman driver in 22 years to take part in a Formula One race weekend on Friday but her involvement in British Grand Prix practice lasted barely 20 minutes. On a bad......