Susie Wolff detalha a batalha para garantir o apoio total das equipes da F1 à academia

Susie Wolff descreveu as dificuldades iniciais em construir um suporte comercial para a F1 Academy, a categoria de automobilismo exclusivamente feminina. Ela explicou como convenceu todas as dez equipes da Fórmula 1 a oferecerem apoio antes da temporada de 2024. A diretora administrativa relembrou as arquibancadas vazias e a falta de patrocínios que quase encerraram o projeto.

Wolff relembrou ter chegado ao Circuito Paul Ricard para um evento inicial e não encontrar espectadores ou qualquer atividade além dos caminhões da categoria. Chefes de equipe e pilotos lhe disseram que não conseguiam garantir financiamento, sendo que alguns não podiam arcar com sua parte dos custos sob o modelo original, no qual a Liberty Media, as equipes e as pilotos cobriam um terço do orçamento cada.

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