Formula 1 introduces F1 Academy to help female drivers make their way to the sport

Formula 1 recently took to social media to announce the opening of their new initiative known as the F1 academy which will help female drivers enter the sport of F1. Through this academy, female drivers can progress to higher levels of competitions like W series, F3, F2 and ultimately F1.

The series will consist of a total of 5 teams which will be run by the current Formula 2 and Formula 3 teams. Each team will enter a total of 3 cars making it a 15-place grid. The first season will consist of 7 events with a total of 3 races taking place in each event making one season have a total of 21 races.

The aim of creating the academy is to maximize the potential of young female drivers and provide them with opportunities so that they can reach higher levels in the world of motorsport. It is an amazing way for young female talent to make their way up in the world of motorsport and this platform will help them do exactly that.

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F1 twitter reacts to the opening of the F1 academy

Formula 1 recently took to social media to announce that they were launching an all-female driver category known as the F1 academy which will help young female drivers progress to a higher level of competition in the world of motorsports such as W series, F2, F3 and F1. Fans were delighted at this news and shared their opinions about this on Twitter.

Introducing F1 Academy

A new all-female driver category which aims to develop and prepare young female drivers#F1Academy pic.twitter.com/45xUjprcjt
— Formula 1 (@F1) November 18, 2022

Good luck with that, F2 would be a huge achievement
— ryanator109 🇳🇿 (@ryanator109) November 18, 2022

Look I love this but why not partner with w series instead instead of having f1 academy and w series
— Melissa Perrin (@MelissaPerrin99) November 18, 2022

all the comments i see from people complaining are men?? women have finally got a chance to get sponsors and funding to be able to compete and all men can think about how it’s unfair on other men in F3 and other places. Men have had every opportunity in Formula
— amy (@anneamy28) November 18, 2022

Just a box tick exercise by F1. The reason there are no female F1 drivers is simple there not good enough. If they were good enough there would be a F2 champion, Look at Jamie Chadwick, she’s won Wseries 3 times. She can’t get out of being a development drive. She not fast enough
— Richard Woodall (@woodall0767) November 18, 2022

Make it F1/2/3 female division & male division like you get other sports, same thing but separate division. Doesn't effect either outcomes.
— Tashy (@TashyRR) November 18, 2022

Would prefer having a girl team in F3 and F2 to provide an opportunity in the actual junior ladder.

This might function as a good foundation to build off though. Will depend on if it really provides the opportunities up the ladder that Wseries failed to do.
— Lewis Ham (@Lew15H) November 18, 2022

The fans have expressed their mixed opinions towards this piece of news, while some are in support of the creation of the academy others feel that it is an unnecessary step taken by F1 when they could have just supported female drivers in the current formats and helped them grow instead of making a separate division altogether.

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