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☆ Sorry, boys — F1 is for the girls now
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

There's been one female team principal, and only two female drivers have officially qualified for a race in the sport's history. In 1975, Lella Lombardi, nicknamed the "F1 Female Trailblazer," became the first and only woman to score points in a Grand Prix. In November 2022, F1 Group CEO Stefano Domenicali said that about 40% of F1 fans were female, an 8% increase from 2017. Advertisement'If a girl gets something wrong, they know absolutely nothing'The new wave of F1 fans hasn't always met with open arms. Courtesy of Neha SridharLike Jung, Sridhar runs an F1 TikTok account, though hers leans toward the tech side of things.

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Formula One fanatics will get more behind-the-scenes access to the global motorsports series through a new CNBC documentary that explores the business aspects of the highest form of racing in the world. The documentary “Inside Track: The Business of Formula 1 " will debut Nov. 16 on CNBC ahead of the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Las Vegas race is a third stop in the United States this season as F1 has expanded through North America behind a burst of popularity sparked by Netflix's own docudrama on the series. The program also examines the fan experience with a look at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which is expected to be the most expensive event for spectators on this year's F1 schedule. Eisen also interviews F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff with a focus on female drivers.

Persons: Netflix's, Sara Eisen, ”, Eisen, ” Eisen, Greg Maffei, Stefano Domenicali, Red Bull, Haas, Lewis Hamilton, Kevin Magnussen, Nico Hulkenberg, Susie Wolff Organizations: CNBC, Las Vegas, North America, Netflix, Liberty Media, Liberty, McLaren, F1 Locations: Vegas, United States, North, America

☆ F1 Academy: All 10 F1 teams to have drivers and liveries for 2024 season in all-female single-seater series
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Formula 1 Academy 2023 drivers line up for a group photo at the Red Bull Ring on April 27, 2023 in Spielberg, Austria. All 10 current Formula 1 teams will have one driver and have their livery on a car competing in the all-female F1 Academy from 2024. F1 Academy has five teams — ART Grand Prix, Campos Racing, MP Motorsport, PREMA Racing and Rodin Carlin — with three cars per team to make up a 15-driver grid. From next year, 10 of these drivers will be nominated by Formula 1 teams and each team will have their livery on one car. 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."

Persons: Campos, PREMA Racing, Rodin Carlin —, Susie Wolff, Stefano Domenicali, Susie, Paul Ricard, Marta Garcia, Hamda Al Qubaisi, Lena Buhler, Garcia Organizations: Academy, F1, Prix, Campos Racing, Motorsport, Formula, F1 Academy, Circuit, F1 United States, Monza Locations: Spielberg, Austria, Americas, Hamda

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