SUSIE WOLFF Transforms F1 Academy Into Must-Watch Series in Three Seasons

November 15, 2025

• SUSIE WOLFF isn’t settling for the status quo despite F1 Academy’s impressive three-season transformation. What started as races on empty tracks has evolved into a live-broadcast series with full F1 team backing, wild card entries, and reverse grids—because Wolff recognized that “if we are going to disrupt and have an impact with F1 Academy, we need to be seen.”
• The series now runs during F1 grand prix weekends with all 10 teams supporting drivers, a strategic move that’s given them unprecedented visibility and credibility. Wolff leveraged F1’s recognition of their “huge female fan base” to secure backing for bold changes, proving that when you have the right leadership pushing for progress, barriers start falling fast.
• The Netflix docuseries “F1: The Academy” launched in May 2025, following the Drive to Survive playbook that hooked American audiences. Wolff gets it—”sometimes in life you have to see it to believe it”—and she’s using that Ferrari race suit image to shatter outdated perceptions about who belongs in racing, reaching whole new audiences who never saw themselves represented in the sport before.

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