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 ProgramsJoin 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 gridFollow Going Off Track:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wwpnAMPS6du32PcZGl2vv?si=8e229c627d094632Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-off-track-with-kathryn-emily/id1699138189 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl7pLj9uEBtSVTF38skGHqg?sub_confirmation=1

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