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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown said this was due to the team's "very targeted" approach and already stable Formula One line-up, meaning it would be difficult for any young drivers to find a place in Formula One. [3] [4] In April 2023, the Young Driver Programme was replaced by the Driver Development Programme. [1]
In 1998, McLaren became the first Formula One team to establish a driver development program, founding the McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Support Programme; [1] its initial cohort famously included 13-year-old kart racer Lewis Hamilton, [2] who became the first driver development program alumnus in Formula One to win the World Drivers' Championship in 2008. [3]
The Mercedes Junior Team is a driver development programme by the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team to help promote drivers from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team. All eligible drivers have been promoted to Formula One, with Pascal Wehrlein, Esteban Ocon and George Russell, the latter driving for Mercedes from ...
In 2024, Red Bull set up the Red Bull Academy Programme to support the team's F1 Academy drivers. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] F1 Academy was founded by Formula One as a racing series aimed at developing and preparing young female drivers to progress to higher levels of competition.
January 1 Aniplus Asia and K-Plus have ceased its broadcast in the Philippines by Cignal and SatLite due to the termination of agreement between Omnicontent Management, Inc. (the exclusive Philippine pay TV distributor) and Plus Media Networks, Pte. Ltd. as they failed to agree on the terms and conditions for the renewal of its channel carriage.
Oracle Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen walks the padock at the Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. ... 2024. US Grand Prix 2024 ...
Dutch driver Nina Gademan, who competed in the 2024 British F4 Championship, was chosen as the wildcard for the fourth round in Zandvoort, supported by series partner The Female Quotient. [16] Fellow British F4 driver Ella Lloyd was the wildcard entry for the fifth round in Singapore, competing in an F1 Academy Discover Your Drive livery. [17]
The Alpine Academy, [1] formerly known as the RF1 Driver Programme, Renault Driver Development and Renault Sport Academy, is a driver development programme to support young racing drivers through their careers. The programme was created by Renault F1 in 2002. In 2011, the programme was renamed LRGP Academy, following the rebranding of the team ...