Desiré Wilson: SA’s Female Formula One Driver
Desiré Wilson: SA’s Female
Formula One Driver
Taking part in the
tour de force that is Formula One is something that millions of men and women
around the world dream of, but very few achieve, and even fewer win. Desiré Randall
Wilson is one of those very few people. One of only 5 women to race in Formula
One, Wilson is a former racing driver from Brakpan, South Africa.
In 1980, Wilson started
racing Formula Pacific in New Zealand without a sponsor. With a non-works RAM
Racing-prepared Williams FW07, she entered a Formula One World Championship
Grand Prix, but ultimately failed to qualify.
Despite the backlash
that she received from fellow racers, she pushed forward and eventually made
history as the only woman to ever win a Formula One race. Despite being an
underdog for the majority of her career in racing, Wilson carved out a
hard-earned space in the racing world thanks to her skills, talent and
determination.
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During this year, she also
won at Brands Hatch in the British Aurora F1 Championship Wilson and is the only woman to win a Formula One race. Thanks
to her incredible achievement, there is a grandstand at Brands Hatch named in
her honour.
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Formula One winner? Let us know in the comments below!
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