Toto Wolff: Susie was good enough for F1
12 January 2016 – Toto Wolff has described wife Susie not reaching the Formula 1 grid as "a missed opportunity" for the sport, insisting that she was quick enough to compete in the top echelon.
Wolff, 33, spent three seasons as a development/test driver at Williams, taking part in four practice sessions, before announcing her retirement from motorsport at the end of last year.
In an interview with the German-language newspaper Tiroler Tageszeitung, Mercedes motorsport boss Toto explained: "As a husband, I'm sorry that she did not get the chance.
"I'm convinced that, even with the lack of mileage, she would have been good enough for the midfield.
"In any case, as part of the Formula 1 paddock, I would have liked to see a woman behind the wheel, because the media would surely have picked it up, even media that have nothing to do with motorsport."
Summing up, Wolff commented: "This was a missed opportunity."
Susie recently confirmed that she is setting up an initiative aimed at increasing the number of females involved in motorsport, with the scheme to be launched at this week's Autosport Show.
