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Aseel Al-Hamad, the first female member of the Saudi Arabian Motorsport Federation, is marking the end of Saudi Arabia's longstanding driving ban on female motorists by driving an F1 car ahead of the French Grand Prix.

Aseel Al-Hamad, the first female member of the Saudi Arabian Motorsport Federation, is marking the end of Saudi Arabia's longstanding driving ban on female motorists by driving an F1 car ahead of the French Grand Prix.

  1. 24 Jun 2018

    Saudi Arabian woman driver will drive a 2012 F1 car ahead of today's French GP, on the day that women in Saudi are allowed to drive. The car is the E20 that won in Abu Dhabi with Kimi Raikkonen.

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  2. 23 Jun 2018

    Today goes down in history, as the women of will start driving. Watch the video to see how I marked the occasion with and share your favourite driving memory using

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  3. 24 Jun 2018

    Saudi Arabian Aseel Al-Hamad, the first female member of the Saudi Arabian Motorsport Federation, to drive the , in the 2012 car today ahead of the . 👉

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  4. 24 Jun 2018

    Yes, women are driving now but some have been hitting Formula one tracks. In today's episode of , member of speaks to us about her experience with racing.

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  5. 24 Jun 2018

    , the first Saudi woman board member at the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation (SAMF) and the first Saudi woman to own a Ferrari, is confident that allowing women to drive will have created a positive reflection of Saudi Arabia around the world.

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  6. 24 Jun 2018

    “The most important thing I am looking forward to is to start seeing next generation, young girls, trying (motorsport). I want to watch them training and taking the sport very seriously as a career. This [will] be my biggest achievement"

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  7. 23 Jun 2018

    Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving officially ended today. I don't think we'll have to wait long until and international motor race - and, specifically, an all-female race - is announced there.

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  8. 23 Jun 2018

    Saudi Arabia has overturned its driving ban on female motorists.

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