'The perception is changing: motorsport is not a man's sport!'

Jessica Hawkins is realistic. The chances of her actually ever competing in a Grand Prix are negligible, the British driver (28) realises. Still, her employment with the Aston Martin F1 team is relevant. Hawkins is proof that a lesbian woman can indeed reach the top of international motorsport: 'One hundred per cent certain that a woman will drive in Formula One.'