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Florsch criticises Ferrari for seeking female driver

Jan.16 Sophia Florsch, who made global headlines by surviving a horror Formula 3 crash at Macau in 2018, has dismissed Ferrari's push to sign a female driver. Referring to Ferrari's driver academy, whose star signing at present is Mick Schumacher, boss Mattia Binotto said recently that he would like some women on the roster. "Women should be part of the Ferrari academy," he said. "That's something on which we are working right now to make sure that it may happen very soon." But Florsch does not seem to be interested, as she apparently suspects that it is mere tokenism. "Is this the spirit of modern people?" the 19-year-old German, who has been nominated for a...
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