Veteꦅran driver Massa was in his 12th full F1 season in 2014, driving for Williams, a period when Susie Wolff was the team’s test driver.

A pioneer for women in motorsport, Susie became the 𒅌first female to drive in an F1 session since 1992 when, in 2014, she was behind the wheel during practice for the British Grand Prix.

Her time was competitive, ranking 15th out of 22.

“She was within a few tenths of Felipe Massa,” her husband Totoಌ Wolff, now the Mercedes team principal,🍃

But an opportunit🌊y to break down barriers in F1🅠 never came for Susie.

“The final chance was denied,” Toto now says.

Williams “never dared t𝓰o make that call”, he add🌱ed.

Forty-six ꦚyears have passed since a female, Lella Lombardi, competed in an F1 race.

Jamie Chadwick, the dominant force of the W Series, has not always seen opportunities forthcoming to advancಞe.

Toto Wolff saysꦿ it is “not realisti▨c” to expect to see a combination of men and women driving in F1 within 10 years.

“I’m sure there are girls ou꧑t there that can make it on merit,” he said.