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“ Ultimately, I think‘ voice, choice and journey’ will be massive for the drivers who come into our Academy in the future. We want to be able to listen and understand what is important to them, what they are working on, and how we can help them; to offer them choice, with a big element of personalisation; and to help them on the journey of longterm development.
“ We need to be able to work out exactly what high potential is in motorsport, what the indicators of potential are, what it takes to maximise the opportunities in all those areas. Then by getting support around drivers as early as we possibly can in their careers, we can increase the chances of them going as far as they possibly can.”
Jake Hughes: Formula E driver Graduated: 2020
Hughes won the inaugural British F4 Championship in 2013 and climbed up to F3 and F2 while at the Academy. After graduating, he continued to compete at that level while also becoming a reserve and development driver in Formula E and working as an F1 simulator driver. He joined the Formula E field in 2022 and currently races for Maserati MSG.
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George Russell, F1 driver Graduated: 2015
Russell won the British F4 title in 2014 and raced in European F3 during his time at the Academy before going on to win the GP3 Series in 2017 and the F2 title the following year. He graduated to F1 with Williams in 2019 and stepped up to Mercedes in 2022, winning his first race in Sao Paulo that year. He is now a potential title contender this year.
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Callum Ilott, Indycar driver Graduated: 2021
Ilott made his car racing debut in 2015 and joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2017. After finishing third in GP3, he took on an F1 test role for Alfa Romeo and stepped up to F2 in 2019, finishing runner-up to Mick Schumacher in 2020. He made his Indycar debut the following year and now competes in the US series with Prema Racing.
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