Skip to content

Race Quotes by Susie Wolff

45 Race quotes by Susie Wolff

All Race quotes Susie Wolff’s page

Gender equality in racing is highlighted as the belief that men and women should compete side by side. The quotes describe how stereotypes and doubts about a female driver’s skill are met with personal achievements and a focus on safety. They also show a desire to inspire young girls and women to pursue motorsport.

Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet

Ultimately, a women's only championship is not going to get more females into motorsport as a whole.

Image

Just as sport can, art has the capacity to cross so many boundaries like education, race and religion.

Image

To make it in Formula 1, which is the absolute pinnacle, is incredibly tough no matter what your gender.

Image

My fundamental aim is to drive female talent - it's not just to find the next female Formula One superstar.

Image

Because it was my decision to stop racing, I feel fine not being a driver anymore.

Image

Love it or hate it, motorsport is not purely talent. It never has been and never will be.

Image

As a woman people judge you on your looks regardless of the fact you're just there to race.

Image

Every racing driver in the world dreams of making it to F1, there's only 22 spots on the grid.

Image

These race cars are dangerous and you don't put someone in one unless you are 100 per cent certain that they can…

Image

My progression into F1 came to represent so much more than a racing driver simply trying to reach the pinnacle of the…

Image

Coming to new environments, people look at you and think, 'what's this blonde lady doing, she thinks she can drive a racing…

Image

When I decided to stop racing, I really wanted to give something back to the sport and for me it was always…

Image

In my time in F1, I never doubted I could be successful. I sadly never made it on to the starting grid…

Image

I loved the speed of go-karting, but didn't have a lot of natural talent. The first time I went out on the…

Image

I started racing at club level, then the Scottish championship, then the British championship, then the European, then the Worlds. I went…

Image

As F1 is a male-dominated environment, you have to prove yourself. And first of all that means being given the chance to…

Image

One of the whole reasons for starting my initiative, Dare to be Different, is about getting more girls interested in motorsport and…

Image

I'm proud of my driver test. So many people were waiting for me to test and fail, so they could say that…

Image

I think from a driving perspective, the great thing of being in a simulator a lot is that you can constantly work…

Image

Nobody says Nico Rosberg is only in F1 because his dad was a famous racing driver who funded his karting career and…

Image

Many people talk about me entering the history books as the first female in 22 years and what a big moment it…

Image

Throughout my whole racing career, I was always asked about being a woman in a man's world. Interestingly when you are in…

Image

All the Formula 1 teams that Dare To Be Different has come into contact with - Ferrari, McLaren, Force India, Williams -…

Image

I'm not like other females. I'm obviously different because of the path I've taken. I'm just as aggressive as the guys when…

Image

I'm not a girl racer, I save my speed for the race track.

Image

When you're eight, you're not thinking about the future. But karting was always the big passion, the big love.

Image

In Formula E, because it has that structure of being quite cost-controlled and partly standardised, it means a small team or big…

Image

An all-women championship is giving up on the mission of eventually making girls compete on a high level and against the boys…

Image

When I stopped racing, I kept being asked to comment on diversity in the sport but I really felt I had done…

Image

There was very little opportunity to carry on in Formula 1. My goal was to get on to the starting grid and…

Image

What many people don't realise is the first F1 test I was offered by Frank Williams and the team was a one-off.…

Image

When I decided to stop as a racing driver in 2015, I knew I wanted to continue with the challenge of competitive motorsport.

Image

Sir Stirling Moss, who said that women don't have the mental aptitude to take part in F1, is from a different generation.…

Image

People will say I'm only where I am because of my husband or because the team might want to employ a woman,…

Image

I realised at 13 or 14 when I said, OK, I wanted to be professional racing driver, there wasn't anyone to look…

Image

A woman can be physically fit enough to drive a Formula 1 car. I did the race distance in Barcelona so I…

Image

Motorsport has always been my passion, and speaking about being a female in a man's world is part of my responsibility.

Image

As a racing driver, you're representing a brand and your appearance is part of your job. But there's a fine line between…

Image

The reality is that family is on the cards in the future. But you know in motorsport if you take yourself off…

Image

People have different ideas on how to increase female racing driver participation. My belief is that men and women should compete together.

Image

Other authors on Race

More by Susie Wolff

People have different ideas on how to increase female racing driver participation. My belief is that men and women should compete together.

People will say I'm only where I am because of my husband or because the team might want to employ a woman, but you…

Love it or hate it, motorsport is not purely talent. It never has been and never will be.

What many people don't realise is the first F1 test I was offered by Frank Williams and the team was a one-off. It was…

I've never played on my gender.

I'm a realistic person, but I'm also a person who believes a lot in goals.

I'm proud of my driver test. So many people were waiting for me to test and fail, so they could say that women would…

I'm simply trying to go as far as I can go in racing.

We need to get more women into sport, whether that's young girls in karting or off the track. The more we get into sport,…

Men are much more egotistical. But that means women can accept criticism and improve easier than men can.

There's no prize for being the best woman.

I was always very clear when I took some time out to start a family that I wanted to come back and get my…

If I was to turn around now and say that motorsport should be segregated, then my whole career would have been for nothing. Every…

These race cars are dangerous and you don't put someone in one unless you are 100 per cent certain that they can do what…

When you're a driver, you are very selfish and you only need to focus on your own performance because ultimately, it's your name on…