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I think a lot of your 20s is trying to figure out who you are - you're on your own; you've got you first job. You've got your first apartment. You're living away from your parents. You're just discovering who you are. ”
My fundamental aim is to drive female talent - it's not just to find the next female Formula One superstar. ”
There was very little opportunity to carry on in Formula 1. My goal was to get on to the starting grid and that didn't look achievable. ”
Throughout my whole racing career, I was always asked about being a woman in a man's world. Interestingly when you are in that world, there's no reason for it to be a man's world, there are successful women and I didn't find there to be any barriers to stop me from being successful. ”
As a racing driver, you're representing a brand and your appearance is part of your job. But there's a fine line between being feminine and creating attention on yourself because of what you're wearing. ”
I love reading fashion magazines, buying handbags, the usual things - but when you're in the moment and focusing on setting up the car, how you look is so irrelevant. ”
One of the things I noticed is that if you look up the word ambition you will see that when it's applied to women, it's almost always negative. If a woman is ambitious she's cutthroat, she's seen as more unpleasant. Whereas when its attached to a man it's far less negative. ”
Every sport, every profession, every group united by a single passion draws on a lexicon that is uniquely theirs, and theirs for a reason. ”
Glogg is a Scandinavian mulled wine, sweetened with honey, almonds, raisins and spices. Its name suits its purpose so beautifully. ”
One of the joys of language is its constant evolution, and a lexicographer's job is both to track new words and to reassess those from the past. ”