“There Are Not Enough Women…”: Gender Stereotypes Demolished As Susie Wolff Gives Young Female Drivers a Brutal Reality Check

There’s hardly any doubt about Formula 1 being the most premium form of motorsport. A sport adored by many and held dear by more provides everything from entertainment to adrenaline rush and excitement. The sport has it all. Having said that, F1 is missing something that makes it a male-dominated sport. Yes, Formula 1 lacks female drivers. In whatever way it may be, Susie Wolff, wife of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has recently come forward to give a solution to this as she’s on a mission to destroy gender stereotypes.

Former Williams F1 executive and wife of Toto Wolff, believes that the sport needs more and more inclusion from women. In a report published by the Irish Times, she said, “We just need more young women entering the sport, there are just not enough women competing to rise to the top.”

Wolff, who herself has been an F1 talent further shared, “Naturally it would help to have one young woman racing, I believe when you can see it you can believe it, open up the sport, make it more accessible and you will inspire the next generation.”

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“The limitation of this series is that the winner should at least have been supported to go on and achieve further up the ladder. The sport isn’t segregated, if you want to make a living as a racing driver, you need to compete against men,” Susie Wolff concluded.

Why are there no female F1 drivers?

There isn’t any hardcore answer to the question of why there are no female F1 drivers. F1’s leading face Lewis Hamilton slammed the role of F1 after the W series was forced to end before its scheduled date due to financial issues.

Saying there hasn’t been enough focus for women in Formula 1, the seven-time world champion voiced his support for talented drivers like Jamie Chadwick, who has won three back-to-back W series championships.

However, the scenario is changing. As a matter of fact, Stefano Domenicali, the honcho of Formula 1, who doesn’t see any female F1 drivers coming to the sport in the next five years, shared his helpful response to it.

He said to The Race, “We are trying to understand how we can – I don’t want to use the wrong term, but let’s say – prepare the right parameters also for the girls to come into the parameter at the right age with the right car because this is really the key point.”

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In response to this, F1 has introduced a driver academy that will help and prepare young drivers. As things stand, the participation of female F1 drivers and the involvement of women has increased many folds in the last few years. Women in today’s time are encouraged to take an active interest in the sport.