Saudi Arabia’s first feminine race driver Reema al-Juffali adjusts her helmet in entrance of her automotive throughout an interview with AFP in Diriyah district in Riyadh on November 20, 2019, forward of the worldwide Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY collection for electrical zero-emission vehicles set for the weekend. (Photograph by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
Saudi Arabia’s first feminine racing driver Reema Juffali has been appointed an envoy for the nation’s inaugural Components One Grand Prix in Jeddah this week, organizers stated on Monday.
The 29-year-old, who competed within the British Components Three championship this yr, might be one of many first to drive a lap of the road circuit alongside the shores of the Purple Sea.
She will even participate in a monitor shakedown of a 1979 Williams Components One automotive, which carried sponsorship for nationwide airline Saudia.
“I’m actually trying ahead to participating within the actions over the race weekend and I hope that my story and journey can present some inspiration to anybody considering of following their dream,” she stated in an announcement.
Saudi Arabia lifted a ban on girls driving in 2018 and Juffali turned the primary Saudi feminine license holder to compete in a collection that very same yr.
Sunday’s Components One race would be the third of 4 within the Center East this season and is also a title decider.
Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen leads Mercedes’ seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton by eight factors forward of the penultimate spherical.
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