Red Bull announce their F1 Academy members

Red Bull Racing have at the moment introduced the three drivers who will drive for their newly fashioned Red Bull Academy Programme that’s supporting F1 Academy.

The Milton Keynes primarily based outfit has introduced that their Red Bull Academy Programme will help three feminine drivers in 2024. Hamda Al Qubaisi will drive for Red Bull Racing, Amna Al Qubaisi for Visa Cash App RB and Emely De Heus for Red Bull in F1 Academy this yr. Red Bull additionally indicated that additional sponsors of the three vehicles and drivers in affiliation with Red Bull Racing, Visa Cash App RB and Red Bull are set to be revealed within the coming weeks.

The three drivers will enter the grid for the 2024 season and their vehicles might be operated by MP Motorsport. The Red Bull Academy Programme is led by Sarah Harrington, the Red Bull Academy Programme Manager.

“We are thrilled to be welcoming Hamda, Emely and Amna, three extremely gifted drivers, into the Red Bull Academy Programme and are trying ahead to working with them carefully this season. This is a landmark second for us and is testomony to our full dedication to the way forward for ladies’s motorsport.

“F1 Academy provides an opportunity to promote genuine change in our industry and this is a great stepping-stone to help ensure that the drivers progress to the next level. This is a pivotal moment for women in motorsport and we are excited to see what this season brings,” concluded Harrington.

Hamda Al Qubaisi, aged 21, is driving for Red Bull Racing for the 2024 season. She began her racing profession in karts in 2015, progressing by way of the IAME X30 Championships earlier than shifting to Italian F4 in 2019. In 2020, the Emirati driver received three races in UAE F4 earlier than making a return to Italian F4 and subsequently the FIA F3 check at Magny-Cours. In 2023 she raced in F1 Academy with MP Motorsport, ending third total within the Driver’s Standings with 4 first place finishes and a complete of 207 factors.

Emely De Heus, aged 20, is driving for Red Bull for the 2024 season. She began racing in karts in 2019 and has claimed the Dutch Wintercup Senior collection title, ending fourth within the National Championship in 2020 earlier than shifting as much as single seaters. A marketing campaign in Spanish F4 in 2021 was adopted with a swap to W Series the place De Heus debuted with factors in Miami. In 2023 the Dutch driver raced within the UAE Formula 4 Championship with MP Motorsport and competed in F1 Academy with the Dutch Team. She completed ninth within the Driver’s Standings with 87 factors and a greatest end of first place in Barcelona.

Amna Al Qubaisi, aged 23, is driving for Visa Cash App RB for the 2024 season. She started her karting profession when she was 14 years previous and has raced in a number of Championships since. Appearances on the Rotax Max Challenge World Finals, X30 Euro Series and Italian X30 Championships introduced robust outcomes and he or she moved as much as Italian F4 for 2018. The Emirati driver has since made appearances in Formula 4 UAE, F3 Asian and, most not too long ago, Formula Regional European Championships. In 2023 she raced in F1 Academy with MP Motorsport ending sixth total within the Driver’s Standings, with two first place finishes in Spielberg and Barcelona and a complete of 117 factors.

Commenting on the announcment, Sander Dorsman, MP Motorsport’s Team Principal mentioned: “I’m joyful to verify Hamda, Amna and Emely as our F1 Academy line-up for 2024 and as members of the Red Bull Academy programme. This means we’ll keep on with the drivers whose expertise we’re conversant in – all three have already develop into true members of the MP Motorsport household lately. Together, we look ahead to a difficult new F1 Academy season by which we hope to repeat and additional enhance on our robust 2023 outcomes.

“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! Also, I’m grateful for Red Bull’s unwavering help of our efforts and we intention for a profitable partnership collectively.”