Ferrari Driver Academy has announced an extension to their collaboration with FIA’s Girls On Track’ Rising Stars Programme until the end of 2023.
This announcement comes just two months after Maya Weug became Ferrari’s first female junior recruit through the new programme in partnership with FIA Women in Motorsport Commission.
Ferrari have also confirmed that instead of promoting two young females across 2022 & 23 seasons, the number of female juniors eligible to be signed onto their young driver programme has doubled to four instead of the current limit of two females.
The ‘Girls On Track’ programme will also boast a new partner in Iron Dames led by Deborah Mayer, who has spent several years at forefront of promoting motorsport for women and has competed in Ferrari Challenge and GT Races.
Mayer will also make a car available from her own Iron Lynx Racing Team for female members of Ferrari’s Academy to race under the Iron Dames banner.
Speaking on securing a new partnership with the ‘Girls On Track programme, Ferrari Racing Director – Laurent Mekies is pleased with the ‘positive energy’ generated by the scheme.
Mekies is also aware of Ferrari’s role in continuing the programme’s growth and increasing opportunities for women, saying: “we are aware of our responsibilities, together with the FIA, to continue to ensure its growth and to always increase the opportunities for women around the world to engage with motor racing.”
Weug to Race in Italian F4
Weug will race in Italian F4 this season for Iron Lynx in an Iron Dames car with the deal seeing future winners of the ‘Girls On Track’ programme taking a seat with the team, in order to support female drivers in their bid to reach F1.
Speaking on the decision to place Weug in Italian F4 and vowing to give her the Scuderia’s full backing, Mekies said: “We will be aiming to best support Maya in this first year of racing with Deborah’s team in the Italian F4 Championship certified by FIA.”
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