Pinay racer Bianca Bustamante, excited nang magmaneho bilang bahagi ng McLaren

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00:00 After being selected for the McLaren Driver Development Program,

00:03 the Pinay Race Driver Bianca Bustamante is excited for the next chapter of her career.

00:09 Rafael Benaidrel of PTV Sports has the report.

00:13 The Pinay Speedster Bianca Bustamante made history

00:21 as the first female racer to be selected for the McLaren's outstanding auto racing team.

00:27 Even though she's already far from her 18th birthday,

00:30 for Bustamante, this is just the beginning

00:33 because she still has a lot to achieve as a professional racer.

00:37 I mean, yeah, a lot has happened.

00:38 I mean, I still haven't really like digested everything that has happened.

00:44 I mean, in the past years, we've had so much growth on track and off track.

00:49 You know, on track, obviously, you know, we've gotten faster

00:51 and we just signed, you know, with McLaren,

00:54 but it's kind of everything that really happened off track as well

00:58 that is so like pivotal for me.

01:01 I mean, I think we just reached 1 million on Instagram

01:05 and I think that's kind of crazy.

01:07 Bustamante admitted that until now,

01:11 she still can't believe that she got the chance.

01:14 Bustamante also hopes that it will serve as an inspiration

01:18 for female athletes who dream of being recognized

01:21 in male-dominated sports like racing.

01:24 It's so symbolic.

01:26 It's literally everything I've been fighting for my whole life.

01:30 And, you know, to fight for diversity, inclusivity in the sport

01:35 and to kind of be, you know, one of the trailblazers

01:39 and knowing that, you know, I was kind of, yeah,

01:42 the first female driver to be part of the development program.

01:45 Yeah, it's just everything I've been building up my whole life too.

01:49 And the fact that this opens not just doors for me,

01:52 but doors for a lot of the younger generation drivers

01:55 that will come up in the sport.

01:58 The fact that, you know, I can hopefully open a lot of doors for them,

02:01 then that's what it means for me.

02:03 Bustamante made a name for herself

02:06 in her W Series debut in 2022

02:09 and finished 7th in the F1 Academy season

02:14 as part of the Italian team, Prema Racing.

02:17 But next year, Bustamante will be flagging

02:20 the iconic orange colors of McLaren

02:23 as part of the Art Grand Prix in the All-Women Junior Formula category.

02:28 Rafael Banderiel, Rise and Shine, Philippines.

Pinay racer Bianca Bustamante, excited nang magmaneho bilang bahagi ng McLaren

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