Analysis To news overview © Malcolm Griffiths/LAT Images For many female Formula 1 fans, seeing themselves in the sport has at certain times in history been a nearly impossible task. Only five women have ever entered a grand prix, though only two of these qualified. The last woman to actually compete in an F1 race was Lella Lombardi in 1976, and she remains the only female driver to have scored any world championship points. 1976 is a long time ago. Since then, Formula 1 has been through patches where female visibility in the sport has been pretty poor. For fans growing up in the 1990s and 2000s, for example, the only roles visibly taken by women seemed to be either grid girl, press...
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