Women in Motorsport

ITV News Central's Stacey Foster investigates the impact women are having on motorsport, speaking to some budding female racers.

They are eager to break into the high levels of the sport like Formula 1, which at the moment, remains dominated by male drivers.

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says a female driver "would not be taken seriously" in the motorsport.

Despite women having competed in Grand Prix races in the past, he thinks it will not happen again.

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A campaign's been launched in Birmingham to get more girls in to motorsport.

The Motosport Association is holding five session across the country to encourage women to take part because less than 8 percent of all race licence holders in the UK are female.

It is ahead of the Autosport show at the NEC in Birmingham

The "Dare to be Different" campaign has been spear-headed by former formula one test driver Susie Wolff.

It comes off the back of comments by F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone that female drivers in the sport would not be taken seriously.

ITV News Central's Stacey Foster investigates whether we are seeing more women take to the track, in sports previously dominated by men.

We also take a look behind the scenes to see how women are making a huge contribution in some of the highest profile events in motorsport.