Lewis Hamilton was down at the track to congratulate newly crowned F1 Academy champion Marta Garcia
Marta Garcia has won the F1 Academy title, becoming the first champion of the all-female series in its inaugural season. Spain's Garcia, who drives for Prema, won the opening race of the final round of the season at Circuit of The Americas in Austin on Saturday to establish an unassailable lead over Lena Buhler in the standings.Garcia, starting from pole, held off a sustained challenge from Britain's Abbi Pulling to claim her seventh victory of the season, with Buhler taking third.
F1 Academy has been established by Formula 1 to help prepare female drivers aged 16-25 for progression further up the motorsport ladder.The inaugural season has featured five teams entered from established names in junior series - ART, Campos, Rodin Carlin, MP Motorsport and Prema - with each entering three cars to make up a 15-strong grid.Next year, involvement from F1 teams ramps up, with all 10 outfits to enter one affiliated driver and have one car run in their livery.
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