HISTORIC DRIVE BY SAUDI WOMAN AS DRIVING BAN LIFTS
- Saudi woman racer Aseel Al Hamad commemorates the reversal of the ban on female drivers with a lap of honour in her home country
- Today, Jaguar and Aseel join forces to remember this historic day each year by kicking off World Driving Day – a global program which invites both men and women to celebrate the enjoyment of driving now and in the future
- Aseel, who has never raced in her home country before, completed the emotional drive in a Jaguar F-TYPE
- Watch the video of Aseel’s drive here. J
aguar was built for people who love driving and so today we invite anyone who is as passionate about driving as we are, to share a photo or video of their ultimate driving memory (image or anecdote) using the #worlddrivingday
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 24 June 2018:Female racing driver Aseel Al Hamad celebrated the end of the ban on women drivers with a lap of honour in a Jaguar F-TYPE.
Aseel, the first female board member of the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation, had never driven on a track in her home country before.
Aseel joined Jaguar in a call for June 24thto be known as World Driving Day – a day when finally, the whole world can enjoy the thrill of being behind the wheel of a car. On World Driving Day Jaguar invites people to share a memory of their best driving moment (image or anecdote) using the #worlddrivingday.
