This is Aaliyah Ali, a 9 year old girl from Rochdale, in England. Aaliyah has won a prestigious motor-racing scholarship after impressing sporting bosses with her awesome skills. She'll have her racing funded (it's an expensive sport!) and receive her own kart, as part of a scheme funded by the Motor Sports Association.
The last woman to race in an F1 world championship was Italian Lella Lombardi, way back in 1976! Susie Wolff is currently a test driver with the Williams F1 team. Aaliyah is hoping to follow in their footsteps and go one better: she wants to be the 1st woman to win a grand prix race. You go, girl!
You can hear a radio interview with her here.
Aaliyah knows that women can do whatever men do and that she's most excited about having her name down the side of her new kart!
The last woman to race in an F1 world championship was Italian Lella Lombardi, way back in 1976! Susie Wolff is currently a test driver with the Williams F1 team. Aaliyah is hoping to follow in their footsteps and go one better: she wants to be the 1st woman to win a grand prix race. You go, girl!
You can hear a radio interview with her here.
Aaliyah knows that women can do whatever men do and that she's most excited about having her name down the side of her new kart!