Susie was the first woman to have track time in an f1 car during a race weekend for 22 years, and only the 6th ever, but only completed four laps due to what is being described as 'oil pressure problems'.

This is a great thing, and it will really help break down the barriers to women that exist in motorsport. It was a real shame that Deputy Team Principle Claire Williams tried her best to mess up the message on Sky TV in the build up to the weekend. The Sky team had got a goalie and a goal set up by the side of the track and were getting all the drivers to try to take penalties, some of them really good others couldn't kick a ball for toffee. Claire Williams gets interviewed, the only woman there and her reply when asked to take a penalty was 'I can't do that, I'm a girl...'

Of all the people to say that. A woman in a serious role in a top level F1 team which is trying to help promote women in motorsport. Some of the male drivers asked to take a shot made excuses but just had a go, but she wasn't even prepared to do that and the reason was that she's got a vagina.

I hope Susie Wolff gave her a right good smack when she saw it.

Kinda disappointing we didn't actually see her drive. I know motorsport is physically demanding, but you would still imagine that a woman should be able to compete on an equal footing in an actual race.

Good luck to her, hope she actually gets a racing seat at some point.

The problem is that Williams don't own the rights to the footage, so can't include it in their video.

Women generally have the advantage of being a bit smaller and lighter, and as there are a lot more young women coming up through the junior formulas, I expect it's only a matter of time before we get one racing in F1.

Susie is pretty good, and I wish her all the best, but I doubt it will be her.

A Formula One Lap with Simona De Silvestro has been added as a related post - related requested by oritteropo.

*femme, *sports

Adding video to channels (Femme, Sports) - requested by Zawash.