Lady-boss: FIA makes historic F1 Sports Commissioner appointment for Las Vegas GP
The FIA have made their pick for the post of the Race Commissioner for the Las Vegas GP and it is none other than the first-ever female Race Director.
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With the rising popularity of Formula 1 across the pond, the FIA have decided that now is the best time to cash in on F1’s American fame by introducing yet another race in the US. And it has been going on in the news since forever that the all-new Las Vegas Grand Prix will be the event of a lifetime for those who visit it. As per the idea of the executives who have planned this extravaganza, the Las Vegas Grand Prix will be an amalgamation of entertainment with the pinnacle of motorsports.
To look over the side of the Las Vegas GP that deals with racing, the FIA have hired Silvia Bellot from Barcelona, Spain. Bellot has achieved some incredible milestones in her career in Formula 1 as she is the first F1 Sports Commissioner and has also served as the Race Director for the GP2 and GP3 series. Owing to Bellot’s long list of qualifications and experiences, fans believe she will be the right person to uphold the spirit of F1 at the Las Vegas GP.
If there is one person that knows their way around the workings of Formula 1, then it is Silvia Bellot. She has been a member of the Women’s FIA Commission, and has acted as a regular collaborator at the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for a long time. According to the latest reports, Bellot will work in Las Vegas under the title of the ‘Senior Director, Sporting and Race Operations at Las Vegas Grand Prix’.
Las Vegas GP Sports Commissioner has mentioned that she is ready to create history
Formula 1 is a heavily male-dominated sport, and it is almost never that the fans get to see a woman take up a position of power inside the FIA’s system. But with Silvia Bellot’s appointment for the Las Vegas GP, the Barcelonian has mentioned that she is ready to get into organizing the huge event successfully. Bellot said, “I am just as comfortable setting and leading strategy at the board level as I am working on the ground planning and organizing events. I have gained experience drafting and enforcing the rules, as well as track safety and sporting procedures in various FIA championships, including F1, F2 and F3.”
Silvia Bellot’s LinkedIn profile has claimed her to be “the first and only female F1 Steward and FIA Race Director.” By hiring such an experienced personnel for overseeing the Las Vegas GP, the FIA have proved that they have big plans and huge hopes from the event. And it has also proven to the fans that Formula 1 is taking just the right steps towards becoming more inclusive now than ever before.
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