Carmen jorda formula 1 women driver lotus. Carmen jorda a female developmental driver has found herself in hot water tuesday over comments she made that seem to suggest women have limited abilities in racing. Former lotus and renault development driver carmen jorda believes female drivers are more likely to build a successful career in formula e as it is less challenging than formula one. From 2015 to 2017 she was a development driver for the lotus and renault sport formula one teams. The 26 year old will work on the teams simulator with a view to having a test in the f1 car later this year.
But thats part of formula one racing and always has been. Carmen jorda has joined lotus as a development driver becoming the second female to hold a formula 1 back up position after williams susie wolff having raced last years feeder series. Lotus names female racer carmen jorda to f1 development role. Jorda was previously a development driver for lotus and renault.
Lotus f1 formula e sport girl fast cars lotus elan adidas jacket f1 racing 1 girl grand prix carmen jorda joins lotus f1 as development driver image 314568 raymond tapnio. Spaniard carmen jorda has become the second woman to join a formula 1 team in a back up role after signing up with lotus as development driver. Her appointment by lotus saw her become just the eleventh woman in history to be part of a formula 1 teams driver line up. A member of the fias women in motorsport commission.
That is why i think there is a big issue for women and thats why there arent any in those championships. This pin was discovered by some guy. Carmen electra drives for lotus 2015. But while she draws inspiration from the example set by williams susie wolff she is determined to cut out her own path in the sport regardless of the obstacles that might stand in her way.
When you get to formula 1 you have downforce you have power steering not as much as formula 2 actually as formula 1. Carmen jorda buades born 28 may 1988 is a spanish motor racing driver. Timo glock heikki kovalainen and kamui kobayashi were all talented drivers who got pushed out of the series because they didnt have financial backing. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest.