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Driven offers an illuminating look at the career of one of the few women to come up through the ranks of open wheel racing. In a time where too many Americans can only name one woman driver in motorsport, Driven puts Susie Wolff on the map. She’s not just a former driver, she’s a leader and advocate for women in racing.
As a F1 fan, I’ve had a vague sense of Susie Wolff’s history in motor racing, but Driven fills in the gaps for one of the few women to get into the cockpit of an F1 car as development driver. As you’d expect in a sport that historically featured more women as “grid girls” in the paddock than in the actual ranks of F1 teams, it was an up and down experience, that of course involved some amount of sexism.
The latter portion of the book might be more interesting to newer F1 fans as it recounts F1 Academy’s creation and increasing profile over the last few years. And while some of it feels a bit self-promotional, I just wish the book had previewed some of what’s ahead for F1 Academy, particularly as it seems to have similar issues to F1 in the lack of diversity among its drivers.
Overall, a worthwhile read. Recommended on audio, narrated by Susie herself.
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