F1 Academy’s Susie Wolff Says She Never Gets a Break from Racing Due to Her 8-Year-Old Son's New Hobby (Exclusive)

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• F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff caught up with PEOPLE at the 2026 Autosports Awards in London on Jan. 21
• She shared that she never quite gets a break from racing due to her 8-year-old son Jack's new hobby
• Susie shares Jack with husband Toto Wolff

Susie Wolff lives life in the fast lane — both at work and at home.

The 43-year-old former professional racing driver, who now serves as managing director of F1 Academy, spoke exclusively with PEOPLE at the 2026 Autosports Awards in London on Wednesday, Jan. 21. She shared that she never quite gets a break from racing these days due to her 8-year-old son Jack's new hobby.

"It's challenging," she said of juggling her career and parenthood. "My little son has just started racing go-karts, so that means every weekend I seem to be on either a race track or a go-kart track, but it's quality time together."

Susie shares Jack with her husband, motorsport executive and former racing driver Toto Wolff. She occasionally offers rare glimpses into the trio's family life on Instagram, including a 2024 trip with Jack to her home country of Scotland.

Susie was appointed to her leadership role at F1 Academy — an all-female, Formula 4-level racing championship founded by Formula One Group — in March 2023.

Speaking about her long-term vision for the Academy, she told PEOPLE the goal is to "keep breaking down the preconceptions that this is a man's world, that there isn't a place for women both on track and off track, build the next generation of talent, increase the talent pool, and make sure that the most talented from F1 Academy can go on to careers in the sport."

"So we've got a lot to do," she added.

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Susie, who retired from racing in 2015, looks back on her legendary career in motorsport in her upcoming memoir, Driven, out on April 28.

"For the first time, I’m opening up about my journey — from growing up at the kart track to life inside Formula One, and the road to building F1 Academy," Susie previously told PEOPLE of the book. "It’s been an incredible journey, and I hope readers enjoy coming along for the ride.”

Susie became a trailblazer when she competed in the 2014 British Grand Prix, making her the first woman to take part in a F1 race weekend in 22 years. Now, through her work at F1 Academy — as well as her Dare to Be Different initiative, which helps foster talented young female drivers — she is hoping to inspire future generations of women in motorsport.

Sharing her advice for up-and-comers, she told PEOPLE at Wednesday's Autosports Awards, "Look out for women role models who can help guide you."

"And then the most important is get your elbows out," she added. "Be determined because it's tough to get into Formula One, but when you're in, I think it's very rewarding."

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