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Ferrari appoints first female racer to Driver Academy

Ferrari has appointed its first female racer to its Driver Academy in 16-year-old Maya Weug. The Dutch/Belgian karter is the overall winner of the FIA's Girls on Track Rising Stars initiative designed to discover the next top-level female driver from between the ages of 12 to 16, landing a prize of a Formula 4 drive for this season, fully funded and supported by the FDA Article continues under video Weug was selected from an initial field of 20 that was whittled down to 12, then eight and a final four, the latter following a three-day training camp at the Circuit Paul Ricard. The quartet, that also included Brazilian duo Julia Ayoub and Antonella Bassani, along with Doriane Pin from...
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