F1 Academy And Formula One Announces Huge Collaboration For 2024

The F1 Academy and Formula One have announced a huge move to collaborate in 2024 bringing the all-female driving series a bigger platform.

The F1 Academy and Formula One have announced a huge new partnership for 2024 as the push for women in motorsport continues. 

The all-female racing series features 15 drivers in five teams. Each team, ART Grand Prix, Campos Racing, MP Motorsport, PREMA Racing and Rodin Carlin, has three drivers. From 2024, each of the ten F1 teams will "nominate" an F1 Academy driver and will run their livery on that car. 

The five drivers that remain will be supported by "other partners" which are yet to be announced.

On top of this, the 2024 F1 Academy calendar will align with the Formula One calendar. One of the main complaints going into the inaugural year of the F1 Academy was that it is not broadcast for fans to watch. Becoming more integrated with Formula One will only help give the drivers the platform they need and deserve. 

Speaking about the new and exciting collaboration, F1 Academy Managing Director Susie Wolff explained in the press release:

“First and foremost, I want to thank the Formula 1 teams for their support and vision as we embark on this journey together.

“This landmark moment not only demonstrates the depth of support for F1 Academy from across the F1 community but will inspire a whole generation of young girls to realise the opportunities both on and off track in motorsport.

“As we join the F1 calendar for next year and host F1 Academy Discover Your Drive events in the lead up to our races, I am confident that we will have a positive impact across our sport in the long term.”

The next chapter of F1 Academy begins here.

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— F1 Academy (@f1academy) July 26, 2023

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has also released a statement, which reads:

“We created F1 Academy to bring about real and lasting change to ensure young female talent have the right system in place to follow and achieve their dreams.

“Today is a very important moment as it shows the impact the project is having and the support it is receiving from across the F1 community.

“Susie, the teams, and everyone involved are working tirelessly to ensure we go from strength to strength and continue to deliver on the important objective we have set out together.

“In 2024 the F1 Academy will join our race calendar, raising the awareness and profile of the series globally and to have the F1 liveries on the grid will be something very special.”