The only female steward in F1 will next year become the race director for Formulas 2 and 3
Silvia Bellot smiles easily, her grin often breaking into the warm, generous laughter of a woman wholly at ease with herself. There is nothing in her manner that suggests she takes anything but pleasure in her role as the youngest and only female steward in Formula One and her forthcoming, history-making challenge. Next season the 34-year-old will take up one of the sport’s most senior positions as the race director of the Formula 2 and Formula 3 championships.
Motor racing is still overwhelmingly dominated by men on and off the track and Bellot is more than aware of the importance of her achievements. “I feel I have an extra responsibility because I am a role model for young women,” she says. “In the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission we believe the best way is to show we have the women already in the sport. If I can do it, it proves someone else can do it. I know it could impact on other women’s lives.”
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