Susie Wolff

“If I was to turn around now and say that motorsport should be segregated, then my whole career would have been for nothing. Every result that I have achieved on my own would stand for nothing, if I couldn't compete against male drivers.”

“People will say I'm only where I am because of my husband or because the team might want to employ a woman, but you don't get to drive a Formula 1 car unless you're good enough, especially with a top team like Williams.”

“All the Formula 1 teams that Dare To Be Different has come into contact with - Ferrari, McLaren, Force India, Williams - they're all very proactive in supporting us. They allow us to contact their female staff members and they're very conscious of wanting to help increase their percentage of women in the industry.”

“An all-women championship is giving up on the mission of eventually making girls compete on a high level and against the boys in Formula One. It is undermining what girls are able to achieve.”

“Your gender becomes irrelevant when you are in a performance-based environment.”

“I followed my dream as a child and I'm loving every minute of it.”

“When I did my first media interviews after I was announced as a team principal, the first question was, what qualifies you for the job? The second question was, did your husband place you in the role? And the third was, how are you going to do your job as a mother? I was speechless to think that we were not making any progress.”

“I'm proud of my driver test. So many people were waiting for me to test and fail, so they could say that women would never be able to race in F1. I always view my time in F1 as before and after the test. Beforehand, I could sense everybody asking, 'What's she doing in the F1 paddock? Is she good enough?' After my test, that attitude changed.”

“I never thought of myself as a role model, but I've had so many messages from girls, women, mothers saying I was an inspiration.”

“My progression into F1 came to represent so much more than a racing driver simply trying to reach the pinnacle of the sport. It was also the hope that finally there may again be a female on the starting grid.”

“Nobody says Nico Rosberg is only in F1 because his dad was a famous racing driver who funded his karting career and helped him get into F1. It s a bit unfair just to focus on the fact that my husband is in F1 and it's the only reason I'm in an F1 car.”

“I'm very ambitious but realistic.”

“The decision to retire was very easy. The timing had come to the point where it was very clear that my time was up.”

“My fundamental aim is to drive female talent - it's not just to find the next female Formula One superstar.”

“I started racing at club level, then the Scottish championship, then the British championship, then the European, then the Worlds. I went through all the various ranks. I spent a good ten years doing karting.”

“I am someone that relies on my gut feeling.”

“Racing's in my blood. My mum met my dad when she went to buy her first motorbike in his shop.”

“People have different ideas on how to increase female racing driver participation. My belief is that men and women should compete together.”

“I have the deepest admiration for Angela Palmer and her work so having my helmet as her subject has been a true honour for me. I think the sculpture is stunning and very striking, it's the most incredible combination of strength with fragility.”

“We have two issues - not enough young girls starting in karting at a young age and no clear role model. Sometimes you just have to see it to believe it.”