Women are taking over F1

News.com.au - 17/03
The world’s fastest women are racing to join the Formula 1 grid – and two Australians are in the mix.

The world’s fastest women are racing to join the Formula 1 grid – and two Australians are in the mix.

Australian teens Joanne Ciconte and Aiva Anagostiadis will hit the track in the all-female F1 Academy series in Shanghai this weekend, in the first of seven races supporting the Formula 1 calendar this year.

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Joanne Ciconte will compete in the F1 Academy this year. Picture: Supplied

Female Formula 1 attendance has surged as women embrace the sport, the fashion and the atmosphere of Grand Prix racing.

The sport estimates that the female share of its fanbase grew to 40 per cent in 2024.

At this year’s Australian Grand Prix, more than one-quarter of Motorsport Australia’s senior officials were female.

Women now make up 27 per cent of all officials...
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