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Female racer slams F1 for ‘pinkwashing' category

Nov.2 Female open wheeler racer Sophia Florsch has slammed the all-women Formula 1 support category as engaging in little more than 'pinkwashing'. The inaugural ‘F1 Academy' champion of 2023 was 24-year-old Spaniard Marta Garcia, who then received a race seat in this year's Formula Regional European Championship funded by F1 Academy, series car manufacturer Tatuus, and Pirelli. However, she switched from the top Prema team in April to join fellow female driver Dorian Pin, funded by Mercedes, at the new Iron Dames team. Garcia did not score a point as the season ended last weekend at Monza. 'I'm a bit emotional,' she wrote on social media, revealing that it had probably been here...
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