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The female drivers of Formula 1’s F1 Academy have a docuseries ... for women, and Susie Wolff and F1 Academy are doing just that by creating new opportunities in the thrilling world of ...
Some female drivers have participated in non-competition testing and evaluation sessions with Formula One teams. IndyCar driver Sarah Fisher performed a demonstration run with McLaren after first practice for the 2002 United States Grand Prix. [24] Katherine Legge tested with Minardi at the Vallelunga Circuit in 2005. [25]
Hamilton is currently the only graduate from the programme who has won a World Drivers' Championship. As of 2025, nine programme drivers have graduated to Formula One, with four of those debuting directly with the McLaren F1 Team: Lewis Hamilton in 2007, Kevin Magnussen in 2014, Stoffel Vandoorne in 2016, and Lando Norris in 2019. Hamilton and ...
In 1998, McLaren became the first Formula One team to establish a driver development program, founding the McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Support Programme; [1] its initial cohort famously included 13-year-old kart racer Lewis Hamilton, [2] who became the first driver development program alumnus in Formula One to win the World Drivers' Championship in 2008. [3]
In 2021, the programme was renamed Alpine Academy after the rebranding of the Renault F1 team into Alpine F1 Team. In March 2022, the Alpine Affiliates programme was launched as a support to drivers starting their motorsport careers, and is intended to be a feeder for the Alpine Academy. [ 3 ]
Stephanie Halm born () 9 June 1984 (age 40) Heidi Hetzer born 20 June 1937, died 21 April 2019 (aged 81) Isolde Holderied born () 7 November 1966 (age 58) Claudia Hürtgen born () 10 September 1971 (age 53) Ines Keil-Folville born 15 August 1885, died 25 August 1980 (aged 95)
The FIA Global Pathway from Karting to Formula One is a program developed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the international sanctioning body for motorsports that is designed to assist racing drivers progress from karting to Formula One. [1] The program was first developed in 2014 with the creation of the Formula 4 ...
In September 2023, Hawkins tested the Aston Martin AMR21 over 26 laps at Hungaroring, becoming the first female driver to test an F1 car since Tatiana Calderón with Sauber in 2018. [16] In November, Aston Martin announced that Hawkins' role within the team will be extended as the team's head of racing for F1 Academy , where she is working with ...