HISTORIC DRIVE BY SAUDI WOMAN AS DRIVING BAN LIFTS!

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - JUNE 21: (EMBARGOED UNTIL 0001 BST SUNDAY JUNE 24) Saudi female racer, Aseel Al Hamad marks the end of the ban on women drivers in Saudi Arabia with a special drive in a Jaguar F-TYPE on June 21, 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Fayiz Melibary/Getty Images for Jaguar) *** Local Caption *** Aseel Al Hamad

Saudi woman racer Aseel Al Hamad commemorates the reversal of the ban on female drivers with a lap of honour in her home country, Jaguar and Aseel joined forces to remember this historic day each year by kicking off World Driving Day – a global programme 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.

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Aseel Al Hamad celebrates completing her victory lap in a Jaguar F-TYPE as she races for the first time on her home soil, on June 21, 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES FOR JAGUAR

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