On this day 10 years ago, Maria Teresa de Filippis passed away; she was Formula 1’s first ever female driver.<br>De Filippis entered five grands prix in the late 1950s, started three and took a 10th-place finish at Spa-Francorchamps, but her journey was bigger than that.<br>The Italian was born in 1926 in the Naples area, the daughter of wealthy Conte de Filippis. Taunted by her older brothers ...<a class='more' href='https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/maria-teresa-de-filippis-f1s-first-ever-female-driver/10788912/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=uk'>Keep reading</a>