Formule 1 | Maya Weug devient la première femme à rejoindre la Ferrari Driver Academy nextgen-auto.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nextgen-auto.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Weug, 16, who was born in Spain to a Belgian mother and a Dutch father, beat out four other finalists – 17-year-old Doriane Pin of France, and Antonella Bassani (14) and Julia Ayoub (15), both from Brazil – to land the coveted spot in the FDA, which will see her competing in an F4 Championship season this year.
All four underwent a series of tests to assess not only their pure speed but also their potential, at an evaluation camp which took place last week at the Scuderia s headquarters in Maranello.
The process began with 20 drivers from five continents, before they were whittled down to a final four. And Weug, who tried a kart for the first time aged just seven – and who lists former FDA graduate Charles Leclerc as her favourite driver – eventually came out on top.