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15th August 2014, 13:30
Susie Wolff made history at Silverstone earlier this year when she became the first female driver to participate in an official Grand Prix session since 1992 - a landmark she followed up on with an accomplished showing at Hockenheim, where she was just two-tenths slower than Williams team mate Felipe Massa.
Wolff may be breaking down stereotypes - and inspiring a new generation of female racers - but insists it is her performance, rather than her gender, on which she must be judged...
Q: Susie, is driving a Formula One car better than driving anything else in the world? And is there a female view to it?
Susie Wolff: I don't think that there is a male or female perspective on driving a Formula One car - only a driver's perspective. It is the most technically advanced car in the world. You really have to adapt very quickly in your mind because everything happens so fast - and the performance is almost more than you can comprehend. Once you've come to terms with it, it is an overwhelming feeling to drive such a car.
Q: Where does your technical understanding come from? Modern F1 cars are more complex than ever before
More... (http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2014/8/16207.html)
Wolff may be breaking down stereotypes - and inspiring a new generation of female racers - but insists it is her performance, rather than her gender, on which she must be judged...
Q: Susie, is driving a Formula One car better than driving anything else in the world? And is there a female view to it?
Susie Wolff: I don't think that there is a male or female perspective on driving a Formula One car - only a driver's perspective. It is the most technically advanced car in the world. You really have to adapt very quickly in your mind because everything happens so fast - and the performance is almost more than you can comprehend. Once you've come to terms with it, it is an overwhelming feeling to drive such a car.
Q: Where does your technical understanding come from? Modern F1 cars are more complex than ever before
More... (http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2014/8/16207.html)