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  • Susie Wolff Gets FP1 Outings In 2014

    Susie Wolff Gets FP1 Outings In 2014

    Susie Wolff is set to break the 22 year long wait for a woman in Formula 1.

    The Williams F1 team confirmed earlier that Wolff would continue her role as development driver alongside new signing Felipe Nasr. Wolff has tested for the Williams team on several previous ocassions including a run in the revamped young drivers test last season.

    The team confirmed that Wolff will take to the track in two free practice one sessions in the 2014 season with Silverstone and Hockenheim the circuits of choice. She will also complete a days running during one of the eight in-season testing days.

    “I’m grateful for the support and belief Williams continue to show in me and 2014 promises to be a very important milestone in my career,” said Wolff.

    “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 will become the first woman in more than two decades to take part in a grand prix weekend.

     

  • Simona De Silvestro Joins Sauber

    Simona De Silvestro Joins Sauber

    Simona de Silvestro has moved one step closer to becoming a Formula 1 driver.  

    Women drivers in Formula 1 has long been a topic of discussion. The Swiss race car driver was recently announced as an “affiliate” driver for the Sauber F1 team. The 25 year old Swiss was named the 2010 rookie of the year in IZOD IndyCars and became the first woman to finish on the podium on a street circuit in the American racing series.

    “This is a major step towards me achieving a life-long dream and I’m so happy to have the opportunity to take this step with such a great team,” de Silvestro said. Sauber is a team with a legacy and the only Swiss team in Formula 1, which I think makes this even more exciting. I can’t thank Monisha Kaltenborn and Peter Sauber enough for their support and belief in my abilities and for giving me this chance,” de Silvestro told AUTOSPORT.  “I’m thrilled to have this extremely unique platform on which to prepare myself to take on the challenge.”

    de Silvestro has spent four years in the IndyCar series and says becoming a Formula 1 driver is a “life-long dream.” In 2014 her duties for Sauber will include track and simulator testing and working towards her goal of obtaining a superlicence in the hopes of securing a full race seat in 2015.