Aston Martin has announced that 17-year-old Swiss driver Tina Hausmann will represent the team in the women’s F1 Academy series, where she will make her debut with Prema Racing in 2024.
Tina has been involved in karting since she was seven, achieved convincing results at the national junior championships in Switzerland, after which she continued her career in Germany in series such as DKM and ADAC Masters.
She joins the F1 Academy after a year in Formula 4, where she made an immediate impact by finishing on the podium in her debut race after just a few days of testing and finishing top in the women’s category at the end of the season In italian. F4.
Tina Hausmann: “The F1 Academy offers me great opportunities, it is a great series and I am proud to be part of it. I understand that I still have a lot to learn professionally, including gaining experience performing on seven songs new to me. It’s a whole new world, but I’m excited to take on the challenge.
Representing Aston Martin F1 is a huge honor, and after the first day on base I realized that this really is a top-level team. I feel quite comfortable in this atmosphere, I feel like everyone supports me.
I am also very proud that they will be racing for Prema Racing, because all the young riders want to join this team. I know they will help me develop as I continue my career in motorsport.”
Source: F1 News
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