Former Formula One driver Timo Glock has called
for women to have a separate series of competition within motorsport.
"The question is whether to introduce a parallel women's DTM (German
Touring Cars) or a women's Formula 1," he told the Rheinische Post on
Thursday. "As in men's and women's football."
Glock, who now drives in DTM for BMW, questioned whether there would
be enough drivers but said "in almost every sport there's something
equivalent."
A handful of women have competed at the elite Formula One level but
Susie Wolff's appearances for Williams in free practice in 2014 was
the first female participation in an F1 weekend for two decades.
The Colombian Tatiana Calderon is currently signed as a test driver
with the Sauber F1 team.
David Coulthard, another former F1 driver, backed the idea. He also
told the paper: "Formula 1 for women will come. Just as it is in
tennis, as it is in football, as it is in many other sports - women
compete in their own competition. I think that's a very sensible
idea."