Marta Garcia moves up in range for 2024
The very first champion of the F1 Academy, the Spanish Marta Garcia, will join the Prema team next year: the promising Iberian will make her entry into the FRECA championship with the Italian team.
She won the very first edition of the F1 Academy and it is logical that her place is made in motorsport: Marta Garcia, the young 23-year-old Spaniard, has won, in addition to her title, a place in the Alpine European Regional Formula (FRECA).
The FOM had decided to do even more to promote the place of women in single-seaters instead of the very ephemeral W Series (which stopped due to lack of funding).
Marta Garcia will join the Prema stables and this time, it will be in the deep end with her male counterparts. « I cannot thank the F1 Academy enough for what it has allowed me to do » in fact, the Dénia native said. « It’s a fantastic initiative and everything is well orchestrated (…). I can’t wait to be there and see the work that awaits us, on and off the track. »
Lower costs
Marta Garcia’s progression to a higher division, such as the FRECA, was financially secured by the F1 Academy, as a reward for the title won in the women’s category.
The accession fees to the F1 Academy were 150,000 euros this year. The next exercise, still in a desire to promote and enhance accessibility for female drivers, will cost less for participants: “only” 100,000 euros will be required to get in.
Susie Wolff, the CEO of the F1 Academy, is ambitious on this path. « We are building our future, with the 2024 season ahead. Our championship will be alongside that of F1 and the reduction in entry fees is part of our work: that of removing the obstacles faced by female drivers today. »
