So it is my last day in Barcelona and the final day of pre-season testing before the start of the F1 season. Tonight I head to Geneva to work for a few
days and this time next week I will be en route to Australia.P
F1 testing is not as glamorous as going to an F1 race but it
takes the same amount of effort for the teams all the same. Over 40 trucks line up along the paddock and
some of the teams even bring their proper ‘race-spec’ motor homes to look after
the guests and staff (you can see the Pirelli one below which the size of a house that anyone would be happy to live in!)
This morning I caught up with a great friend of mine Susie
Wolff @susie_wolff who is the 3rd driver for Williams and the only
female driver in the F1 paddock. We have
known each other for many years and it is great that she comes to the Grand Prix. With over 120 days on the road, it
is nice to have friends and not just colleagues alongside you.
Susie is the consummate professional, speaks various
languages, works very hard, spends time at the race track and back at the factory
in the simulator and when she is not driving she is training. Amongst all of that she has a mountain of
press work to do, especially as the only female driver here. She will happily go from doing a technical
story for a motor sport magazine to doing an interview with Vogue, which she
was doing when I left her.
Motorsport is still a man’s world but things are changing. You
just need the knowledge, dedication and attitude to make it happen. Women like
Susie are the perfect role models for young girls today.
Lee x
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