Susie Wolff, former principal of the Venturi System E group and spouse of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, has been appointed managing director of the brand new all-female System One academy, F1 mentioned on Wednesday.
The brand new collection goals to assist younger feminine drivers transfer up the motorsport ladder. No lady has began a System One grand prix for the reason that late Italian Lella Lombardi in 1976.
Wolff can be a former racer. She competed in German Touring Automobiles (DTM) and served as a improvement driver for the Williams F1 group. She’s going to report on to System One chief government Stefano Domenicali.
“I consider the F1 Academy can characterize one thing past racing,” Wolff mentioned in a press release launched forward of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
“It will probably encourage ladies world wide to comply with their goals and realise that with expertise, ardour and willpower, there isn’t a restrict to what they’ll obtain.”
The inaugural season will embody seven rounds with racers supporting the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, in October.
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