Halo device saves two more lives after horror F1 Academy shunt
Strike up another two lives saved for the Halo device...
Strike up another two lives saved for the Halo device...
Out of the 774 drivers to have competed in a Formula 1 race, just 0.26% of them have been women.
It is not new ground for F1 to be venturing into with Drive to Survive serving to expose the sport to a huge new audience.
F1 Academy began this weekend but did so without the public able to watch it.
Susie Wolff became the first woman in an F1 session for 22 years but no female driver has been on the grid since 1976.
It is time to meet the stars of the first F1 Academy season...
Susie Wolff has been appointed managing director of the new all-female junior series, as F1 Academy looks to pave the way to Formula 1.
All the key details have been released ahead of the first F1 Academy series, including three-race events and a visit to Austin...
The F1 Academy will be launched from next year, with Formula 1 hoping to help young female drivers "progress to higher levels of competition".