Ron Dennis has played down expectations there could be a female driver on the formula one grid in the near future.<\/p>\n
Williams test driver Susie Wolff is pushing for a super license and expecting to contest next month’s young drivers’ test at Silverstone, while Maria de Villota was Marussia’s test driver last year before her horrific Duxford crash.<\/p>\n
Dennis, McLaren supremo, was asked this week when he thinks F1 will see a female driver on the grid once again.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think it will happen soon,” he is quoted by Italy’s La Repubblica.<\/p>\n
“There are some sports that are difficult from a physical point of view for women, and formula one is one of them.”<\/p>\n
McLaren’s lead driver Jenson Button, however, insists it is “possible” for women to race in F1.<\/p>\n
“There are a couple of women racing in Nascar and Indycar, have actually won races,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The big issue is that I don’t think women are given the opportunity at an early age.<\/p>\n
“It is a very demanding sport, very specific training and taking time to get race fit.\u00a0 I personally think it’s possible,” added Button.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Dennis has also been quoted as firing a barb at a former McLaren driver for losing focus on the real ‘objective’ of the sport.<\/p>\n
“Some people lost sight of what the objective is,” he said.\u00a0 “When you lost sight of what you are doing, then you lost sight of what it takes to be a world champion.”<\/p>\n
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