“F1 Academy was not created for this” – Susie Wolff agrees with Max Verstappen. Susie Wolff, managing director of the F1 Academy, looks optimistically toward the future of women in Formula 1.

With its third season approaching, Susie Wolff believes the F1 Academy has grown in popularity. Last year, support from Formula 1 and full broadcasting on global Sky Sports channels provided a significant boost to the women’s category.

That’s not all: in 2025, Netflix will launch a docuseries dedicated to the F1 Academy. Produced by actress Reese Witherspoon’s company, Hello Sunshine, the project follows the format of *Formula 1: Drive to Survive* and will offer deeper insights into the lives of Susie Wolff’s drivers through interviews with the racers, their teams, and key motorsport figures.

It promises to be a big year for the F1 Academy, which recently announced its race calendar for the upcoming season.

The creation of this category has long raised questions, and Wolff provided a specific response. Agreeing with Max Verstappen that women should compete on equal terms with men, the managing director explained:

“In this sport, you compete with men. We don’t want the opposite. With this women-only category, we’re creating a controlled environment where we give young girls the time and opportunities to show what they’re capable of,” she said in an interview with the Italian daily newspaper *La Gazzetta dello Sport*.

The F1 Academy’s goal is not to “build a sport whose ambition is to relegate women or to give opportunities to all girls. You have to be the best; otherwise, you won’t move forward,” she emphasized.

Abbi Pulling won the 2024 F1 Academy championship and earned a seat in GB3, remaining with Rodin Motorsport.