F1 Academy has confirmed that 16-year-old American driver Payton Westcott will be part of the grid for the season finale in Las Vegas because the Wild Card entry.
Supported by the Las Vegas Conference and Guests Authority (Go to Las Vegas), Westcott will sport a Las Vegas-themed race swimsuit and livery.
“I’m so proud to be racing because the F1 Academy Wild Card driver in Las Vegas, particularly as an American driver,” Westcott defined. “It’s extremely particular to be a part of this second on house turf. I’m vastly grateful to F1 Academy and Go to Las Vegas for this chance. To be racing on the long-lasting Las Vegas Strip, below the lights, is a dream come true.”
The 16-year-old has labored via the ranks, beginning with karting in 2022. This 12 months, Westcott has raced within the Formulation Winter Sequence with Van Amersfoort Racing, attaining one class win and 4 top-three finishes in school, in addition to taking over the Italian F4 sequence with the identical group, during which she secured seven class wins and 21 top-three finishes in school.
She was additionally chosen for the Champions of the Future Academy Program with Uncover Your Drive and took half within the F1 Academy rookie take a look at.
“Ending our third season in Las Vegas will likely be an unforgettable second for F1 Academy,” Susie Wolff, F1 Academy managing director, added. “With Go to Las Vegas supporting the Wild Card entry, we’ll have fun the long-lasting spirit of the sports activities and leisure capital of the world whereas giving a younger American driver who has risen via the F1 Academy pipeline, the prospect to race with us on what’s now thought to be some of the thrilling race weekends in F1.
“We can not wait to finish the season and crown our third F1 Academy champion below the dazzling lights of the Las Vegas Strip.”
Kate Wik, chief advertising and marketing officer of Go to Las Vegas, additionally famous: “We’re honored to help Payton Westcott because the Las Vegas-sponsored Wild Card driver for the F1 Academy season finale and to have this milestone second unfold in Las Vegas.
“The power and ambition of F1 Academy mirror the spirit of our metropolis: daring, progressive, and unstoppable. Las Vegas has actually change into the final word stage for world sporting excellence, and we’re proud to assist champion the subsequent technology of expertise.”
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