Ivanna Richards hopes to one day crack the Formula 1 boys club. The 16-year-old Mexican driver is off to a good start. Richards is one of just two female drivers racing in the top categories in Mexico. She is wrapping up her first season on the track where she competes against men — including her father.
Mexican teenage driver Ivanna Richards goes over her car’s performance with Zapata team members after competing in the Super Copa series in the Gran Turismo Mexico division, at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Mexican teenage Zapata driver Ivanna Richards poses for a photo after competing in the Super Copa series in the Gran Turismo Mexico division, at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
Richards’ love for speed started at an early age. Homero Richards has been racing in Mexico for the past two decades and Ivanna was always around the tracks.“I love Formula cars, I would love to get an invite to race in one of their categories because I’m trying to find my way to Formula 1,” she told The Associated Press. “But If cannot make it there, then I would like to try inBrazilian GP to start 90 minutes earlier than planned with more rain ahead.
“Sometimes the question is when is a woman going to arrive in Formula 1, but I think the real question is when is the Formula 1 is going to be ready to have a woman,” Richards said. “But I’m going to try it, if you fight for your dreams, you can make it.”“We are thrilled with her development, and the progress that she is having for such an early age,” Homero Richards told the AP. “She is really doing well driving a difficult car as the GTM.
The other woman racing in the top categories in Mexico is Regina Sirvent, who competes in the NASCAR Mexico Truck series. Before them, Alexandra Mohnhaupt raced in Formula 3 in Europe, but after an accident at Spa-Francorchamps she retired in 2018.
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