F1 Academy: 'rocket fuel' for women in motorsport - with Susie Wolff + Lia Block

The game-changing, trailblazing, all-female racing series is back for 2024 with new drivers, top teams and wheel-to-wheel action. The second season of F1 Academy starts this weekend at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Katie Osborne and Christian Hewgill find out everything there is to know ahead of the first race.

Susie Wolff, who's driving F1 Academy forwards as Managing Director, tells Katie and Christian about the series' mission in 2024 and how it will inspire young women to pursue careers in motorsport.

Driver Lia Block is fully focused on making her F1 Academy debut. She tells Christian and Katie why racing with ART Grand Prix and Williams is such a huge opportunity. How will Lia make the switch from winning on rally circuits to racing on Grand Prix tracks, and how will F1 Academy change her career?

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2024

LIVE in Miami with Guenther Steiner and F1 Explains listeners

Car setup with Fernando Alonso + Aston Martin

Suits, boots + underwear: what F1 drivers wear - with PUMA

The job of an F1 Team Principal - with Aston Martin's Mike Krack

Why F1 teammates are friends + foes - with Valtteri Bottas + Zhou Guanyu

How Formula 2 + Formula 3 prepare drivers for F1 - with Oscar Piastri

The F1 race start - with Mick Schumacher + strategist Bernie Collins

Behind the scenes on Drive to Survive - with Exec Producer James Gay-Rees

Why F1 pre-season testing matters - with Mercedes, McLaren + Alpine

How F1 teams build their new cars - with Aston Martin Technical Director Dan Fallows

F1 Explains episodes for International Womens' Day

Pit stops - with performance expert, Gemma Fisher

DRS - with F1 strategist Ruth Buscombe + aerodynamicist Emel Cankaya

The incredible logistics of F1 - with Giorgia Tirabassi from DHL

The 2024 F1 calendar - with Ellen Jones, F1 Head of Sustainability

Simulators with Dr Diandra Leslie Pelecky

Street circuits with F1 strategist Bernie Collins

F1 driver fitness with Dr Diandra Leslie Pelecky + Sebastian Vettel's former trainer

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