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Pride and prejudice: South African racing driver Desiré Wilson is the only woman ever to have won a Formula 1 race. She, just like other women after her, battled to secure the vast sponsorships needed in the ‘rich man’s sport’. (Graham Morris/ Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Desiré Wilson: Fast but forgotten

The South African is the only woman to ever win an F1 race, but her career was slowed down by political and financial barriers

  • Luke Feltham
8 min read