Episode Details

As much as it pains us to say this, Fernando Alonso isn’t going to be on the grid forever.

But on the positive side, there are a ton of young drivers clamoring for his seat, you know, once he decides to actually retire again for good, which of course, won’t be for a goof long time with the announcement of Alonso’s contract extension with Aston Martin.

Enter: the Driver Development Programs

Join Kathryn and Emily on this deep dive into the future of F1 and motorsport as a whole, including:

-Why these programs exist in the first place

-The path(s) drivers can take to get to F1

-What goes into getting those coveted Super License points

-Continued questions on if F2 and F3 are actually doing enough to prepare young drivers for F1

-All about the F1 Young Driver Test sessions

-A discussion on if those F1 driver sessions will ever be an F1 Academy driver (and we also talk about Max Verstappen’s recent comments on the F1 Academy)

-And, of course, highlight some of the current most promising young drivers trying to climb their way onto the F1 grid

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