Ferrari has announced Dutch/Belgian Maya Weug as the winner of the Girls On Track Rising Stars programme, a programme created to find the next female F1 driver and give her an opportunity to make the step into single-seaters. In June of this year, the FIA Women In Motorsport Commission launched the all new Rising Stars …
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“In my first ever race in Europe I got pole, fastest lap and the win. What else can you ask for?” – Juju Noda
Just days after announcing she would compete in Danish F4 in 2020, a lot of people referred back to an article calling Juju Noda the new Max Verstappen. Only 14, and already so fast. Noda did not let that faze her however. “I didn’t even know that people were saying such nice things about me. …
“I can walk away with a smile on my face knowing that I came a long way and I am proud of what I have achieved.” – Toni Naudé
Karting superstar Toni Naudé was one of the twenty racing drivers chosen by their country’s motorsport federation to participate in the Girls On Track – Rising Stars programme that was set up by the FIA Women In Motorsport Commission. The programme was created to boost young female karters and give them the chance to make …
New Challenges to Pick the Final Four – Girls On Track F4 Training Camp
📸 FIA After some intense karting training in the middle of October, the final eight Rising Stars participants returned to Paul Ricard for the next stage of the program, the F4 training camp, this week. Some of the girls, like Juju Noda and Doriane Pin, already had experience in F4 cars. For others, the single …
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US Formula 4 Test for Emily Linscott
📸 Pippa Mann After an exciting, but crazy, year in the Lucas Oil Formula Car Series, with a missed first race weekend and a podium to finish the season off, Emily Linscott completed her first test in an American Formula 4 car. On October 29th and 30th, the British racing driver took her first steps …
Meeting Idols and Making Progress – Girls On Track Three-Day Training Camp
📸 FIA WIM Just a day after the shootout ended, the twelve girls still in the running towards getting to do a full F4 season with the support of the Ferrari Driver Academy were up early again for the start of the three-day training camp at Paul Ricard. The training camp was full of karting, …
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The First Steps Towards Becoming an FDA Driver Have Been Taken – Girls On Track Shootout
📸 FIA WIM This Monday and Tuesday, the participants of the Girls On Track Rising Stars programme, created by the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission, met for the first time in Le Castellet at the Paul Ricard circuit. The shootout took place, which was the first step in deciding which girl will do a full …
First Podium for Emily Linscott in Sebring
📸 Pippa Mann The final three races of the Lucas Oil School of Racing Formula Car Series were held on October 1st and 2nd in Sebring on the full international course. For Emily Linscott, it was the strongest round of the year, finishing off the season exceptionally by scoring a podium finish. The last round …
Weekend Plagued By Misfortunes – Emily Linscott
📸 Pippa Mann It was a weekend of misfortune for Emily Linscott in the Lucas Oil Formula Car Championship at Homestead Miami Speedway. Returning to the track where she completed the pre-season test, all the way before COVID-19, Linscott was looking forward to get back behind the wheel in Miami again. However, it ended up …
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“Because of you, I didn’t give up”
Why the successes of the two all-female Le Mans teams are so important 📸 Beitske Visser on Instagram In the weekend of 19 and 20 September, three 24 Hours of Le Mans rookies exceeded all expectations by finishing 9th in their LMP2 class and 13th overall. The drivers for the #50 Richard Mille team, the …
