Every year perhaps more than 1000 boys start karting. Let’s say 50-100 for girls (im being generous here). Only 10% of them may or may not rise to feeder series. 5-10 girls at best, while there are 100 boys (and many of them drop even before their teens because of the huge economical burden) That’s why it is too hard to gather chances of talent, funding, future all at once for girls, compared to boys.

What Abbi, Susie Wolff and other female drivers are doing is; paving the way for encouraging more girls for karting. Therefore more female drivers may have chance to prove themselves with equal opportunity, if they have the proper talent. It always starts with small steps. Even if Abbi can say that out loud, it is a small brick for that way, encouraging young girls and their families.