BIANCA BUSTAMENTE broke down in tears as she threw on her McLaren shirt for the very first time.
The F1 Academy racer made historical past by turning into the primary ever feminine driver to hitch the constructor’s Driver Growth programme.
Bianca Bustamente posted her response to becoming a member of McLaren’s Driver Growth programmeCredit score: Instagram @racerbia
Bustamente threw on her McLaren gear for the primary timeCredit score: Instagram @racerbia
She broke down in tears throughout the videoCredit score: Instagram @racerbia
Effectively needs and congratulations flooded in for Bustamente following the announcement yesterday.
However taking to Instagram, she revealed her response to placing on the McLaren workforce shirt for the primary time.
Bustamente broke down in tears of pleasure as she placed on the shirt and couldn’t conceal her pleasure.
The 18-year-old wrote a prolonged publish concerning the “particular second”.
She mentioned: “Was sooo shy to publish this one, however I simply needed to. Placing on my McLaren workforce shirt for the very first time was a really particular second. So many ideas and feelings got here to me.
“All of the struggles and trials my household and I needed to battle by way of, the assist from so many individuals to assist me get right here, the group of race followers cheering me on, the historical past and prominence that McLaren represents…
“It’s reallllly onerous to explain this second however I couldn’t combat again my tears… It’s one step nearer to my goals, however nonetheless such a protracted strategy to go.
“Thanks everybody from the underside of my coronary heart. I promise to provide it my all, I can’t waste this chance 🧡.”
Bustamente will characterize McLaren within the 2024 F1 Academy season and run the workforce’s livery on her race automotive with ART Grand Prix.
She made her single-seater debut within the 2022 W Sequence, earlier than it was axed midway by way of the season and went in administration a yr later.
In 2023 the Philippine worldwide has raced with PREMA racing within the inaugural season of F1 Academy.
Bustamente has earned two race wins and two additional podiums throughout the season, with the finale going down Austin, TX, United States alongside the weekend’s F1 GP.
Her becoming a member of McLaren comes after James Bond stunt driver Jessica Hawkins turned the primary girl to check an F1 automotive since 2018 for Aston Martin final month.
Bustamente was use McLaren’s livery in races subsequent seasonCredit score: Instagram @racerbia
She mentioned it was a ‘very particular second’Credit score: Instagram @racerbia
Bustamente has scored two race wins and two podiums on this season’s F1 AcademyCredit score: Instagram @racerbia
