Formula 1 and F1 Academy are sharing a race weekend for the first time in Austin.
While Susie Wolff has highlighted a lack of driver interaction with the F1 Academy paddock in Austin, former IndyCar and NASCAR racer Danica Patrick says such support must be “authentic”.
It was in fact only Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and George Russell who had stopped by in the paddock to meet the F1 Academy stars.Wolff zoomed in on Hamilton as the only driver who she felt was regularly getting involved and demonstrating support for the series, which aims to find the next female F1 driver.
“It’s a little bit sad that it’s always Lewis,” she 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 and so he has an affinity.Revealed: The contract status of every single race on the F1 2023 calendar
However, Patrick argues that the F1 drivers should not be forced into feeling like they must get involved, stressing the importance of that will coming naturally.“And we know more about Lewis because of the things that he does.
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