Brazilian female fans have created a support network for women attending the São Paulo Grand Prix at the Interlagos racetrack. They share tips and experiences on WhatsApp and arrange to meet so they do not have to be alone. According to the source, women make up 42% of the motorsport audience, but they can still face a hostile environment.
Interlagos Safe emerged in 2022 from a campaign by Beatriz Rosenburg of the blog The Lap 1. A regular visitor to Interlagos, she was harassed at the racetrack and began distributing stickers with empowering messages to other women.
Isabela Moura, who also works on the blog, met Beatriz in 2019 and helped create the network. She said the group brings together more than 800 women and distributed more than 4,000 stickers during the 3 days of the event. The pair fund the campaign through collective fundraising.
