The new year will usher in yet another first for F1. F1 Academy marks another step forward in furthering the participation of women with an eye to reaching the top tier of single-seater racing:
David Coulthard, who recently co-founded the More Than Equal initiative to put women firmly into F1 seats with the potential to win “championships, not just races,” in his words, is definitely smiling.
F1’s new, all-female racing championship from 2023 - F1 Academy – will require drivers to contribute €150,000. Though most young drivers have struggled with sponsorship, especially since the COVID pandemic, female drivers are thought to be disproportionately affected by this issue. “I think it's harder as a female at times, because people still see it as a male dominated sport, so might not want to really put their money behind a female, where they see it's male dominated. But I think it's certainly more the progression has been done since I was racing in this sort of level of championship in 2012.
With the F1 Academy and FIA president Mohammed Bin Sulayem recently saying he wants future single seaters used in the junior category pyramid to allow both males and females to compete equally, F1 Academy manager Bruno Michel said: “Our goal is to see female drivers on the F3 grid in the next two to three years, and for them to quickly challenge for points and podiums.
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