Can F1 Academy change the game? Hawkins was unequivocal when asked whether she expects to see a woman race in F1 during her lifetime. “It is different now because if you look at F1 Academy, wow, I could have only dreamt of that at my age,” she said. Hawkins is not suggesting F1 Academy should guarantee a woman a place on the F1 grid. Instead, she believes it can finally create the conditions in which female drivers can prove they deserve one.