For Aseel Al-Hamad, the moment that preceded the French Grand Prix marked the end of one era and the onset of what she hopes will be a new one. Al-Hamad, who is from Saudi Arabia, drove a Formula One ...

When Aseel Al-Hamad took the wheel of the 2012 Renault Formula One car during the French Grand Prix weekend in June, on the same day her home country Saudi Arabia finally lifted the controversial ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Before the Formula One French Grand Prix at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Aseel Al-Hamad became one of the first Saudi women to drive a car to celebrate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Formula 1 F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - April 8, 2018 Saudi Arabia Motor Federation ...

As the ban on women drivers was lifted in Saudi Arabia, one of the country’s leading female motorsport figures marked the occasion by getting behind the wheel of a Formula One car at the French Grand ...

One Saudi driver celebrating an end to the country’s ban on women driving got off to a faster start than most by taking a lap in a Formula One race. Aseel Al Hamad drove around the circuit of the ...

Saudi Arabia was in a celebratory mood over the weekend, when the driving ban for female drivers was officially lifted and the first women to get a driver’s license took to the streets – for the first ...

* Aseel al-Hamad hopes to grow female involvement in Saudi * Lap comes as country's ban on female drivers ends (Adds quote after drive) LE CASTELLET, France, June 24 (Reuters) - Aseel Al-Hamad drove a ...

* Saudi businesswoman marks historic day with F1 drive * Aseel al-Hamad hopes to grow female involvement in Saudi * Drive comes as country's ban on female drivers ends (Adds fresh quotes) LE CASTELLET ...