Meet F1's first woman driver - Filipino-American Bianca Bustamante, Mclaren's latest rising star and racing phenom


F1 Academy racer Bustamante has become the newest addition to the McLaren Driver Development programme, with the 18-year-old making history as the first female driver to join the British team’s development programme. Photo: Courtesy of F1 Mclaren Team

MANILA / SINGAPORE: Bianca Bustamante, the trailblazing female F1 driver making history on the race track, and she was in in fine form when she drove for Mclaren during filming and promotional events at the Singapore F1.

F1 Academy racer Bustamante has become the newest addition to the McLaren Driver Development programme, with the 18-year-old making history as the first female driver to join the British team’s development programme.

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