First woman in five years: Hats off! British woman allowed to test Formula 1 cars

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26 laps – as long as allowed Jessica Hawkins (28) tested a Formula 1 car at the Hungaroring more than a week ago. The Brit is the first woman since 2018 to drive a new-generation car. Hawkins drove her laps in a 2021 Aston Martin. A PR stunt, nothing more.

Hans in happiness

The 52nd World Artistic Gymnastics Championships are currently taking place in Antwerp, Belgium. Without Swiss prospects for success. That was different. At the home world championships in Basel in 1950, Switzerland won eight gold medals, making it the most successful country. He was one of the golden gymnasts at the time Hans Euster on the parallel bars. Two years later he proved in Helsinki that the Appenzeller could benefit from home advantage not only with Olympic gold.

Strange injuries in athletes

1. Leon Andreasen (40): footballer
“It’s annoying,” said his national coach Morten Olsen at the time. What happened? Andreasen injured himself so badly while opening a package that his hand had to be operated on and he missed the play-off matches for the 2016 European Championship.

2. Kim Clijsters (40): tennis player
In 2012, the Belgian attended her cousin’s wedding. With fatal consequences. Because Clijsters twisted her ankle while wearing high heels, she seriously injured her ankle and therefore had to miss the French Open.

3. Robbie Keane (43): footballer
Everyone knows it: you’re sitting on the couch and you can’t reach the TV remote control. What now? Under no circumstances should you do Keane. He once tried to reach with his foot and tore several ligaments.

4. John Smoltz (56): baseball player
We don’t know if the story is 100 percent true, but it’s too good not to be told. The American once tried to iron his T-shirt while still wearing it… The result? Burns and a break from training.

5. Darren Barnard (51): footballer
Impact! The Welsh footballer once stepped on the dog and slipped on his puppy’s urine. It doesn’t sound spectacular, but it wasn’t, because he seriously injured his knee and had to take a break for a few months.

There are not that many former Formula 1 drivers in Switzerland. One of them is Geneva Jean-Denis Deletraz. He was a so-called pay driver. Delétraz took part in three races in 1994 (Larrousse) and 1995 (Pacific). He was eliminated twice, once he turned 15. Today, Sunday, he celebrates his victory 60th birthday.

Source : Blick