.racerbia shines with podium on F1 Academy debut. BiancaBustamante Motorsports F1Academy CarGuidePH
The very first season of the F1 Academy series kicked off in the Styrian mountains, in wet and cold conditions on April 28th. Prema Racing team’s Bianca Bustamante had a rollercoaster weekend with the highs of a first career podium in Race 1 contrasted by an anticlimactic Race 3, being unable to start due to a technical issue with her gearbox.
The Filipina teen was faced with her first real challenge going into Race 1, starting on the wetter and dirtier side of the track, which put her down to P3 after Turn 1. Bustamante, however, managed her pace and held off the pressure from the chasing pack as she got into a rhythm and grew in confidence on the still-damp 4.32-kilometer Grand Prix circuit. The 30-minute race flew by with a flurry of on-track battles and a brief Safety Car period.
The big setback came in Race 3, for which Bustamante was due to start on the front row once again but the Prema Racing machinery ran into power issues with the gearbox. The 18-year-old was unable to begin the race since she could not shift her gearbox. This was highly disappointing for Bustamante and the team, with a big point-scoring opportunity forgone due to the unforeseen circumstances.
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