McLaren star's switch confirmed as NEW 2025 signing announced

A McLaren star will undergo a career switch in 2025 as a new signing has been confirmed.

The Woking based outfit secured their first constructors' trophy since 1998, thanks to the efforts of their young drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in 2024.

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However, there was some disappointment from Norris that he wasn't able to put up more of a fight to drivers' champion Max Verstappen, and both he and Piastri have their eyes on a first championship title in 2025.

A number of other McLaren racers are set to see huge changes in 2025, with Ugo Ugochukwu and Brando Badoer both making the step up to Formula 3, and Ella Lloyd being confirmed as a driver in the all-female series F1 Academy.

McLaren star receives stunning promotion

A young McLaren star that has been racing in F1 Academy for two years is now set to take the next step in her racing career.

19-year-old Bianca Bustamante has raced in the inaugural two seasons of F1 Academy, claiming two race victories and five podiums in that time.

Now, however, the young talent is set to race in the GB3 Championship, with F1 Academy's X account confirming the news in an official statement.

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F1 Academy graduate Bianca Bustamante will make her GB3 Championship debut with Elite Motorsport in 2025! 👏

After two successful years in F1 Academy, Bianca is taking on the next step in the single-seater ladder. We can’t wait to follow her journey next year! 🌟#F1Academy pic.twitter.com/nBNTeae9vR

— F1 Academy (@f1academy) December 19, 2024

It was announced towards the end of the season that the F1 Academy championship winner would receive a fully-funded seat in the GB3 Championship with the Rodin Motorsport team in 2025.

That means that Bustamante will be joining 2024 champion Abbi Pulling in the series, that was won by Louis Sharp in 2024.

Bustamante will race with the Elite Motorsport team, with the next step on the way to her dream of racing on the F1 grid then being F3.

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