Iran female race driver Laleh Seddigh gets her license

NICOSIA -- Iran's best female racing car driver, Laleh Seddigh, was awarded on March 17 her International Racing Driving License during the BMW School Series at the Bahrain International Circuit in Manama. Seddigh, a PhD student from Tehran, is considered to be one of the most promising-ever racing drivers in Iran. She has even outperformed the best male racing drivers in the country.

Seddigh's driving skills have earned her the nickname "a little Schumacher" after the German Formula One champion. Asked by the BBC how men felt about her success, Seddigh, 28, replied, "Most of them, I think, are jealous, and I don't care about that."

"I am just going and going and hoping to be champion in the next years and I will really try to achieve that goal," she added. Seddigh said that she hoped that her example would inspire more women to take up car racing. Indeed, the sport is seen to be attracting growing numbers of Iranian women.

Source: [Middle East Times]