LE CASTELLET, France (Reuters) - Aseel Al-Hamad drove a Renault Formula One car around the French Grand Prix circuit in front of thousands of fans on Sunday and declared the start of a new era for Saudi women in motorsport. The lap of Le Castellet's Paul Ricard track, in a race-winning
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Saudi prepares for the ending of their decades- old female driving ban by training female accident inspectors
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's first batch of women car accident inspectors are training to respond to incidents involving female drivers, who will be allowed to drive in the conservative Muslim kingdom starting on Sunday when a decades-old ban ends. Forty women hired by private insurance company Najm attended a celebration