Asteroids and meteorites keep flying across the Earth on a regular basis but it is a very rare sight when one of them strikes our planet. Despite some potentially dangerous asteroids flying by at a terrifyingly short distance, our planet has remained lucky. And referring to this phenomenon, the Formula One Group CEO Stefano Domenicali recently made some shocking remarks towards female drivers. During a press meet with international journalists ahead of the Belgian GP, he was asked whether he thought a female driver could be racing and going head-to-head with a male driver in the F1. Responding, he said, “Realistically speaking, unless there is something like a meteorite coming to Earth, I don't see a girl coming into F1 in the next five years”. The comment has caused outrage among the fans of the game and netizens have been expressing their opinion on Twitter and other social media platforms. And now, the quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel has responded to the remarks.
In the same interview, Domenicali also explained the reason behind his opinions. “That is very unlikely. We believe that to be able to give the chance for girls to be at the same level with the guys, they need to be at the same age when they start to fight on the track,” he added. The Formula One chief also mentioned that the company is working on several initiatives to fulfill that goal.
Sebastian Vettel commented on the remarks and highlighted it as insensitive language. “I know Stefano and I haven't read it exactly but it was a very unlucky choice of words,” he said at Spa-Francorchamps, according to Grandprix.com.
“Because it's statements like that that probably all girls and women are confronted with when they grow up and are sharing their dreams
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