Marko Hanželic
For the first time, they happened to be at Ferrari include a woman in their official youth program. It's a 16-year-old Mayo Weug, which proved to be the best of the four candidates, and this year Ferrari will financially and professionally support its season in Formulas 4.
The first man of the Ferrari team, Mattia binotto, described this step as "an important moment in the history of the Ferrari brand and its youth drive”And added:“ May’s arrival is the result of Ferrari’s efforts to bring motorsport closer to as wide a circle of people as possible, which also coincides with the slogan #WeRaceAsOne, which is also promoted by the entire Formula One community."
Maya weug was born in Spain, her father is Dutch, her mother is Belgian. Since the year 2013 is involved in karting, and this season will be her first one-seater. “He wants to progress with us,”He says binotto"And appearing in Formula 4 is a new important step on the road to Formula 1"
A teenager is after learning that she was admitted to Ferrari Driver Academy, said: “I’ve been dreaming about this ever since I started driving go-karts. Being part of Ferrari’s school is something amazing. You can’t imagine how proud I will be to wear a red T-shirt with the famous hopscotch." Weugova he wants to progress from race to race this season and do his best and rank as high as possible. In which series Formula 4 will perform, it is not yet clear.
For now, all that is clear is that it is Maya weug a new face of the campaign "Girls on Track"with which the FIA wants to systematically "Educate" a new generation of drivers. As its president says Jean Todt, the goal of the program is to ensure greater gender equality in motorsport. For Michele mouton, chair of the FIA commission for women in motorsport, Ferrari’s contract with Weug's “An emotional and historical moment. I am sure that in this way she will be able to show even more of her talent and determination. And I hope this is just the first of many projects of this kind. ”
