JESSICA HAWKINS Says Women Ready for F1, Questions Junior Series Setup

August 12, 2026

• JESSICA HAWKINS emphatically confirms women possess sufficient strength for F1 after testing Aston Martin’s AMR21 in Hungary, noting neck fatigue affects any driver without recent high-downforce preparation.
• The 31-year-old Briton identifies F2 and F3 as potential barriers, highlighting how lack of power steering makes junior series more physically demanding than F1 in steering effort.
• HAWKINS dismisses braking concerns, stating F1 brake pressure posed no issues and actually finds her current GT machinery more challenging than the F1 car in braking zones.

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