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<b>HOPING FOR A RACE SEAT:</b> Williams' test driver Susie Wolff hopes to be the first female in 40 years to race in F1. <i>Image: AFP / Josep Lago</i>
<b>HOPING FOR A RACE SEAT:</b> Williams' test driver Susie Wolff hopes to be the first female in 40 years to race in F1. <i>Image: AFP / Josep Lago</i>

BARCELONA, Spain - Susie Wolff is confident that new superlicence regulations will not get in the way of her bid to become the first female Formula 1 racer in 40 years should the opportunity arise.

Wolff drove in first practice for Williams ahead of the 2015 Spanish GP on Friday (May 8) with the 14th fastest time, quicker than struggling McLaren's F1 champions Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button.

Wolff lacks the necessary superlicence to compete but told reporters that was not her biggest obstacle.

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