‘Sad it’s always Lewis Hamilton’ - Susie Wolff’s frustration at lack of F1 driver support
The seven-time world champion visited the F1 Academy paddock to speak to its drivers during the United States Grand𒁃 Prix weekend, and was spotted watching Saturday’s race from the pit wall.
Hamilton was also in parc ferme t☂o congratulate Marta Garcia on becoming the series’ first champion following her victory at the Circuit of the Americas.
But F1 Academy managing director Wolff, who is married to Mercedes boss Toto, said she would like to see other drivers stepping up to support the championsh🔜ip.
“It’s a lit꧙tle bit sad that it’s always Lewis,” Wolff told Sky Sports F1.
“He’s always the one offering support, coming over and really, because I think in the end, he knows what it’s like to be the only one a🦋nd so he has an affinity.
“But there’s going to be the 10 F1 teams with their own livery, so I expect a lot more in🤡teraction from the F1 teams generally next season because they have the platforms, they have the voices and I think that’s something which will be hugely helpful because this is not a short-term project.
“If we want t𓆉o see success, it’s got to be long👍 term.”
From next year, all 10 F1 teams will๊ have one chosen driver in the F1 Academy, with each team also featuring their live🌄ry on a car.
This weekend’s US Grand Prix is the only grand prꦑix hosting an F1 Academy race in 2023 but the series wil🎀l support F1 at several races next season.
“The great thing for me when I signed all 10 teams, which was no mean feat I have to say i⭕t took a long time, it was a huge workload off my desk because they all have junior academies, they all know about nurturing talent and what you need to be successful in this sport and they all had to go out and find their drivers,” Wolff added.
“You can only stay two years in F1 Academy so they know ‘okay, I need to find the nex𝓡t driver’ and that has already started a wave of these teams looking for young talent, nurturing young talent so that you have a better chance of success.
“Like we all know, these F1 teams are hugely competitive, they waꦛnt to find the best female driver and that’s already created such a positive knock-on effect, even down to the world🍌 of karting.”
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