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Maya Weug makes history as first female driver to join the Ferrari Driver Academy – Wide World of Sports
‘I will never forget this day! I am so happy’
Maya Weug has made history by becoming the first female driver to join the Ferrari Driver Academy.
Weug, 16, was selected from the final stage of the Girls on Track – Rising Stars initiative, a program run jointly by Ferrari and motorsport governing body the FIA.
The evaluation camp took place at Ferrari’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy, and saw Weug beat competition from 17-year-old Doriane Pin, 14-year-old Antonella Bassani and 15-year-old Julia Ayoub.
It means Weug, who started karting at the…
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