Red Bull announces driver line-up for 2024 F1 Academy

Purple Bull has introduced the names of the three drivers who will race for them within the second season of the F1 Academy set to compete throughout seven areas in 2024 beginning in Saudi Arabia on March 7-9.

Hamda Al Qubaisi can be driving for Purple Bull Racing itself whereas Amna Al Qubaisi can be on the wheel for the Visa Money App RB staff previously generally known as AlphaTauri. Emely De Heus has been tapped to race for Purple Bull.

The vehicles can be operated by MP Motorsport. Extra sponsors of the three vehicles and drivers can be revealed in coming weeks. All three drivers change into members of the Purple Bull Academy Programme led by Sarah Harrington.

“We’re thrilled to be welcoming Hamda, Emely and Amna, three extremely proficient drivers, into the Purple Bull Academy Programme and are trying ahead to working with them carefully this season,” stated Harrington.

“This can be a pivotal second for ladies in motorsport and we’re excited to see what this season brings,” she added. “It is a landmark second for us and is testomony to our full dedication to the way forward for girls’s motorsport.

“F1 Academy offers a possibility to advertise real change in our business and this can be a nice stepping-stone to assist be sure that the drivers progress to the following stage.”

25-year-old Emirati driver Hamda Al Qubaisi began her racing profession in karts in 2015, progressing via the IAME X30 Championships earlier than transferring to Italian F4 in 2019. She received three races in UAE F4 in 2020 earlier than returning to Italian F4 and subsequently took half within the FIA F3 check at Magny-Cours.

In 2023 she raced in final yr’s inaugural F1 Academy season with MP Motorsport, ending third total within the driver’s Standings with 4 first place finishes and a complete of 207 factors.

Amna Al Qubaisi started her karting profession aged 14, making appearances within the Rotax Max Problem World Finals, X30 Euro Collection and Italian X30 Championships. The Emirati then moved as much as Italian F4 for 2018 and subsequently took half in System 4 UAE, F3 Asian and System Regional European Championships

Now 23, she raced in final yr’s F1 Academy with MP Motorsport and completed sixth total within the driver’s standings, with two first place finishes in Spielberg and Barcelona contributing to a complete of 117 factors.

Emely De Heus began racing in karts in 2019 and claimed the Dutch Wintercup Senior sequence title, ending fourth within the Nationwide Championship in 2020 earlier than transferring to single seaters. A marketing campaign in Spanish F4 in 2021 was adopted with a swap to W Collection the place De Heus debuted with factors in Miami.

In 2023 the 20-year-old Dutch driver raced within the UAE System 4 Championship with MP Motorsport and competed in F1 Academy with the Dutch Staff, ending P9 within the Driver’s Standings with 87 factors and clinching first place in Barcelona.

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“I’m pleased to substantiate Hamda, Amna and Emely as our F1 Academy line-up for 2024 and as members of the Purple Bull Academy programme,” commented MP Motorsport staff principal Sander Dorsman.

“This implies we are going to stick to the drivers whose expertise we’re aware of, all three have already change into true members of the MP Motorsport household in recent times.

“Hamda proved to be one of many title favourites whereas Amna and Emely every took their wins. And since we narrowly missed out on the groups’ title final yr, we hope to go one higher this yr

“We stay up for a difficult new F1 Academy season through which we hope to repeat and additional enhance on our robust 2023 outcomes,” he added. “I’m grateful for Purple Bull’s unwavering assist, and we intention for a profitable partnership collectively.”

The inaugural season of F1 Academy resulted in October 2023, with Spanish driver Marta Garcia clinching the primary ever championship on the Circuit of the Americas with two races to go. This yr, Garcia is ready to compete within the System Regional European Championship with Prema Racing.

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