These articles portray motor-racing as a masculine-dominated culture. Women have entered a complex domain and the reader is reminded that a man’s world’. During the 1960s ‘it’s ‘the atmosphere in racing was changing and, with the arrival of sponsors, money became more important than the sport’. The gendered roles of men and women in relation to the motor car were well-established by the 1970s. With the advent of increased sponsorship and professionalism of motorsport, assumptions of women mirrored those from the early-1900s as they were as chattels, prizes to be won or spoils to be seized in war'. Women were ‘type-cast again portrayed by the media as the arena’ of motorsport and challenging dominant ‘entering social norms regarding women: Motorsport is a bit too sweaty and dangerous for women, although they may have their place in the pits. Women are something like obligatory extras at a laureation ceremony, their arms wreathing the champion as the champagne flows. Miss Divina Galica [British F1 driver] saw no reason why a woman should not be able to drive a car as well as a man, since physical strength was not involved. "But", she added in a moment of mock cynicism, "I know very well I'll get the blame if ever I'm involved in a shunt". On the surface she is a realist; her parting words being "please don't expect too much too soon". The majority of articles from the focused on F1, despite the many different forms of motorsport that exist, signifying its influence on British society’s familiarity with motorsport. Between 1958 and 1992, very few women competed in elite motorsports series’, let alone attain success. For example, only five women have participated in F1, resulting in fifteen
These articles portray motor-racing as a masculine-dominated culture. Women have entered a complex domain and the reader is reminded that ‘it’s a man’s world’. During the 1960s ‘the atmosphere in racing was changing and, with the arrival of sponsors, money became more important than the sport’. The gendered roles of men and women in relation to the motor car were well-established by the 1970s. With the advent of increased sponsorship and professionalism of motorsport, assumptions of women mirrored those from the early-1900s as they were ‘type-cast as chattels, prizes to be won or spoils to be seized in war'. Women were again portrayed by the media as ‘entering the arena’ of motorsport and challenging dominant social norms regarding women: Motorsport is a bit too sweaty and dangerous for women, although they may have their place in the pits. Women are something like obligatory extras at a laureation ceremony, their arms wreathing the champion as the champagne flows. Miss Divina Galica [British F1 driver] saw no reason why a woman should not be able to drive a car as well as a man, since physical strength was not involved. "But", she added in a moment of mock cynicism, "I know very well I'll get the blame if ever I'm involved in a shunt". On the surface she is a realist; her parting words being "please don't expect too much too soon". The majority of articles from the focused on F1, despite the many different forms of motorsport that exist, signifying its influence on British society’s familiarity with motorsport. Between 1958 and 1992, very few women competed in elite motorsports series’, let alone attain success. For example, only five women have participated in F1, resulting in fifteen
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