McLaren have signed Bianca Bustamante as the first female member of their driver development programme, the Formula One team said on Wednesday. Born in the Philippines, Bustamante made her single-seater debut in 2022, competing in women’s W Series. This year, she joined the grid for the inaugural all-female F1 Academy season with Prema Racing, earning two wins and two podiums heading into the season finale at Austin this weekend. As part of the programme, Bustamante will represent McLaren on the F1 Academy grid next year and run their livery, switching to race with ART Grand Prix. "This is such an unreal moment in my career, to sign with McLaren and ART Grand Prix is way beyond anything I could’ve ever imagined growing up racing karts in the Philippines,” Bustamante said. (DPA)

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