A biography for Susie Wolffhasn’t been written yet.
“I have to perform every time I'm in the car, and show that I'm capable, and I need a little bit of timing and luck to come together.”
“You have to be ready to pounce when a rare chance comes.”
“As F1 is a male-dominated environment, you have to prove yourself. And first of all that means being given the chance to prove yourself.”
“I'm a development driver, which means I'll be doing a lot of work in the simulator.”
“When a sport comes down to physical power, then it definitely needs to be split between men and women, but motor racing is a little bit like horse riding where we fight with the same tools. I believe that motor racing is a sport where women can take on men.”
“Coming to new environments, people look at you and think, 'what's this blonde lady doing, she thinks she can drive a racing car.' But you work hard, keep your head down and show that you're actually capable.”
“I realised at 13 or 14 when I said, OK, I wanted to be professional racing driver, there wasn't anyone to look up to that I could aspire to or get inspiration from. But that didn't stop me.”
“Sir Stirling Moss, who said that women don't have the mental aptitude to take part in F1, is from a different generation. There's no reason why women can't rise to the top in F1. If you're not good enough you don't survive.”
“I love reading fashion magazines, buying handbags, the usual things - but when you're in the moment and focusing on setting up the car, how you look is so irrelevant.”
“I dared to be different, I want to inspire others to do the same.”
“I loved the speed of go-karting, but didn't have a lot of natural talent. The first time I went out on the track I found it scary; other karts were flying past and bumping into me.”
“For me, it's all about taking things a step at a time, proving I'm good enough and on the right path.”
“I'm not a girl racer, I save my speed for the race track.”
“Motorsport has always been my passion, and speaking about being a female in a man's world is part of my responsibility.”
“As a racing driver, you're representing a brand and your appearance is part of your job. But there's a fine line between being feminine and creating attention on yourself because of what you're wearing.”
“I'm a realistic person, but I'm also a person who believes a lot in goals.”
“When I decided to stop as a racing driver in 2015, I knew I wanted to continue with the challenge of competitive motorsport.”
“I was always a very competitive little kid. I did swimming very competitively, downhill skiing very competitively. Everything was competition.”
“In my time in F1, I never doubted I could be successful. I sadly never made it on to the starting grid of an F1 race, but during testing I completed a race distance.”
“We need to get more women into sport, whether that's young girls in karting or off the track. The more we get into sport, the more you are going to get rising to the top of the sport.”