I'm going to press (X) for Doubt.

I've been watching F1 for decades, and I can't remember there ever being a chief mechanic who is female. In addition, there was a lot of press a year ago about the first female mechanic in F1. Not chief mechanic, just mechanic.

Also, for those who don't know, the mechanics in F1 are also the pit crew. The person who decides when it's safe for the car to leave the box after the tires are changed is typically the chief mechanic. They used to be known as "the lollipop man" because they carried a sign at the end of a long pole that they used to tell the driver when to leave the pit box. These days they use a digital stoplight sort of device, so they're not literally standing out in front of the car anymore, but they're still near the front holding a signalling box. The lollipop man / chief mechanic is a very visible position in F1, and a female chief mechanic would have definitely drawn a lot of attention.

This guy says that he knows nothing about cars. Could he have been referring to someone who was an important mechanic but not the chief mechanic? Sure. Could he have meant Formula 2 or some other racing formula instead of Formula 1? Sure. Could this just be a bullshit story made up for internet points? Yes. I really don't think there has been a female chief mechanic of an F1 team yet. But, if I'm wrong, I'm certainly interested in who it is/was.

What's an MOT?

LOL! I would pay to be there to see that!😀

In case, like me, you don't/didn't know:

The MOT test (or simply MOT) is an annual test of vehicle safety, roadworthiness aspects and exhaust emissions required in the United Kingdom for most vehicles over three years old.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOT_test

I work in cyber security and have gotten to work with some very talented female engineers. It’s always shocking to me the amount of disrespect some third party will display towards them. Like talking down or whatever.

What’s also entertaining is watching my coworkers absolutely destroy these ass hats.

once some middle aged lady came up to me in public and asked me for help to pick what oil she should buy at a gas station for her car. I have never driven a car in my life so I asked why she wouldnt just ask the person workin in the gas station and her answer was: "cuz shes a woman".

i hate this shit. when its my wife's decision to get/do something, she always starts the conversation but the person regularly turns and talks to me.

i dont know what the fuck my wife wants, im here as arm candy. you deal with her.

i had to tell the same salesman this 4 times in the same 2 minute conversation when we went to pep boys.

I used to work at a petrol station, that used to be part of an auto-shop.

I was young and could barely a thing about cars. My boss, a grown woman, had worked there for several years, knew every item we had in stock, what they are used for and all the different names people have for them.

Whenever we worked together, people would still ask me for help even though I was busy doing something else. They’d rather stand and wait for me to be free, than ask her for help.

I’d make a point out of asking my boss for help with finding the items they needed.

This is such a common story that when you get trained to sell cars they frequently stress asking whom the vehicle is for and then directing your focus to them unless it is a child and the parents are buying the car.