Meet Saudi Arabia’s female rally drivers
By DW
06 February 2023 |
10:48 am
Women in Saudi Arabia were banned from driving until 2018. Now, Saudi Arabian women are taking to motorsport in a big way at the country's first all-women motorsport event - the Rally Jameel.
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