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BBC to track F1 first lady's story

Feb 20 2013

 

The life and career of the only woman in the competitive world of Formula One is to be the subject of a new documentary.

Susie Wolff will be the focus of the BBC Scotland programme expected to be aired this spring.

The feature on the 30-year-old Scot, a development driver for the Williams team, is said to include appearances from F1 stars Lewis Hamilton and David Coulthard.

Wolff, from Oban in Argyll, said: "I don't race to prove how good women can be against men.

"I race because it's my passion and I hope this documentary will give an insight into a very competitive world in which I've been racing since I was a young girl."

The programme, described as a no-holds-barred account of her life and work, is directed by her Bafta-nominated brother David Stoddart, 31.

Filmmakers tailed the driver for nine months as they compiled the necessary footage for the show.

"Shooting the film was one of the hardest things I've ever done," said Wolff, who lives in Switzerland. "I'm a fairly private person, so to have my brother follow me for nine months, through some pretty difficult times - let's just say it was a big challenge."

The programme, titled The Fastest Woman In The World, is expected to be shown on BBC Two Scotland in the spring.

A BBC Scotland spokesman said the transmission date has not yet been finalised.

 

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