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FIA not dismissing women-only championship
The FIA, motorsport's governing body, says it will not rule out a racing series exclusively for women without having carried out proper research. During the Malaysian Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone proposed a championship for women drivers as part of Formula 1 race weekends. The proposal was criticised by some female racers such as Williams' tester Susie Wolff and Formula 3 driver Tatiana Calderon. However, former rally driver Michele Mouton, the president of the FIA's commission for women in motorsport, believes the idea needs to be taken into consideration. Although she does believe women will want to compete with men on equal terms. "The idea of an all-women competition is not...
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