After a promising test at Silverstone last year, Scottish racing driver Susie Wolff will see her role as development driver for the Williams Formula One team expanded in 2014.
Wolff will participate in two Friday Practice 1 (FP1) sessions in the team’s new FW36 at the British and German Grands Prix. The 31-year-old’s scheduled race weekend appearance will be the first for a female driver since Italian Giovanna Amati in 1992.
Twice nominated for the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) Young Driver of the Year award, Wolff joined the British outfit in 2012 after six years racing German touring cars at the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM). Before that she has raced in Formula Renault and Formula Three.
According to Williams chief technical officer Pat Symonds, Wolff was a valuable addition to the team’s driver lineup, which also includes new recruit Felipe Massa.
“Susie has demonstrated a natural talent for developing a car and providing strong feedback and these sort of characteristics will be key this season as teams seek to quickly understand and refine the radically overhauled 2014 cars,” said Symonds.
Wolff said that she is grateful for the team’s support and belief in her, adding that this year will be a “very important milestone” in her career.
“Competing in two FP1 sessions, alongside an additional full test day this season will be a big step and I am looking forward to the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the FW36 on a Grand Prix weekend,” Wolff said.
Susie Wolff is the latest in a series of female racing drivers who are trying to break into the male-dominated world of Formula One. Earlier this month, 25-year-old Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro joined the Sauber F1 Team as an “affiliated driver”, with the aim of racing next year.
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Danica Patrick much cuter and prettier…But I don’t mind take both as my trophy wives…yeah in my dream…lol
I see her I stim gila gila. What a solid lady! Habislah the lizards in my ceiling tonight!
simply awesome !
I tot ema watson..
Thats great. But isnt it kinda weird that her husband (Toto Wolff) is senior mgmt (Executive Director) in a rival team? Imagine the race secrets she can possibly leak out to Mercedes during race weekends, like car settings, race strategy, etc. Her husband meanwhile, only knows the commercial/business part of Petronas Mercedes, as the technical part is handled by the other Executice Director (Paddy Lowe). So, not much race/technical secrets to leak out from Mercedes to Williams.
Nothing to worry… knowing Williams, they not even up to the race :p
Why is that unusual? Danica Patrick’s husband drives for another team. They race each other.
Toto Wolff is also a stakeholder of Williams.
nahh..women driver can never be better than men, no offense but reality check..
Dude dont pass the hate man and show some love , everyone got the same opportunity in the race like any champions, Vettel, Schumacher(god i hope he is ok)Kimi, Lewis, Mika , David Coulthard, Fast Eddie, Senna, Lauda and the rest of the legends. I hope she does well and win races. I just wish she dont turn out into some sex objects and sell themselves for easy money.Women are strong but potrayed ill in todays medias. Anyway I wish the Wolff all the best of luck in the world!!
careful , it is woman driver!!!
and her driving skills is better then you!!!
the Beauty and the Beast. Quite pretty and charming.
Can she hold the steering tight at 300km/h?
and I wonder will her boobs floating around during high speed.
Damn! She got a bra to hold that.
Thumb me up-side down!
no wonder your username is jolly idiot. You’re indeed a jolly idiot!
sorry, but I will become another sex object when it comes to women. good luck.
Hopefully Mrs. Wolff will one day become a full fledged F 1 racer and not just a development driver.
We need real women racers.