Bianca Bustamante took another significant step in her motorsport career this week, completing an intensive and productive 95-lap stint with CUPRA KIRO during the 2025 Formula E Rookie Test at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit in Berlin. Driving alongside 2023 GB3 champion Callum Voisin, Bustamante was part of a strong testing programme for the team,…
Filipina racing sensation Bianca Bustamante has secured a significant milestone in her career, signing as Development Driver with Formula E team CUPRA KIRO. The appointment marks another breakthrough for the 20-year-old driver, who continues to shatter barriers in international motorsport. The opportunity arose following Bustamante’s performance at the 2024 Formula E all-womens test in Jarama,…
During the final weekend of the season in Abu Dhabi, it was announced that Lia Block will continue F1 Academy. She’ll enter her second year in the all-female series still representing Williams Racing. The Formula 1 team seems to be pleased with the American driver, renewing their partnership with her and keeping her in the…
As the F1 Academy paddock gears up for the penultimate round of the 2024 season in Qatar, anticipation fills the air. It has been two months since the last race weekend, and the teams have returned to the Lusail International Circuit after three days of testing, setting the stage for an exciting weekend. Abbi Pulling,…
In a groundbreaking event for women in motorsport, Abbi Pulling emerged as the fastest driver during the all-female Formula E test at the Jarama circuit in Spain on Friday. The F1 Academy points leader clocked an impressive time of 1m30.889s in the final hour of the three-hour session, surpassing W Series champion Jamie Chadwick by…
The grid for the first ever Women’s Testing session organised by Formula E is looking more and more fixed as days go by. The latest addition to the lineup with be sporting a full papaya outfit, as Bianca Bustamante will be joining the NEOM McLaren team in Valencia. The young Filipina driver had joined the…
It’s a hot day in Singapore and the all-female series is about to race on the 19 turns of the Marina Bay street circuit. One thing is clear — because of the temperature and heat, tyre degradation will be a crucial topic in Race 2 and it will not be an easy race for the…
In the extreme humidity of the Marina Bay, Round 5 of F1 Academy continues with the first big chance to score points ahead of us — Race 1 with 12 laps of racing. It will be possibly the toughest test for the young drivers yet — street circuit new for most of them, humidity, heat,…
After a wet and windy first practice session (FP1), topped by Rodin Motorsport and Alpine Academy’s Abbi Pulling (PUL), F1 Academy returns to Circuit Zandvoort for their second and final practice session (FP2) of the Dutch Grand Prix weekend. In the almost five hours since FP1, there have been significant improvements to conditions at the…
Without expecting rain before the end of the last session of F1 Academy in Barcelona, the drivers went underway on a formation lap in this order. The drivers are Abbi Pulling, Chloe Chambers, Doriane Pin, Nerea Mart, Hamda Al Qubaisi, Lia Block, Tina Hausmann, Bianca Bustamante, Jess Edgar, Lola Lovinfosse, Emely de Heus, Carrie Schreiner,…
