Former F1 Academy star faces uncertain future after racing plans ‚fall apart‘

Former Ferrari Academy driver and F1 Academy runner-up Maya Weug has lamented the „hardest yr of my profession“ with racing alternatives falling via.

Weug was a front-runner within the F1 Academy, racing in Ferrari colors lower than 12 months in the past, however now the multi-national driver, who races below a Dutch licence, is struggling to search out a gap.

Sharing her troubles on social media, Weug conceded: „I don’t actually know easy methods to write this one. I’ve been making an attempt to point out you the positives all season, however the reality is that this has been the hardest yr of my profession by far.

„One yr in the past I used to be preventing for a championship, taking wins and standing on the rostrum virtually each weekend. I by no means thought that not even a yr later I’d be on this place.

„There was a fantastic plan going into this season. Shortly earlier than it began all of it fell aside, for causes out of my management. By then it was very late to place one thing else collectively, and by myself it has been actually tough to get any racing in any respect.

„I used to be fortunate to get three races in Belcar, and I’m actually grateful to ART Racing for giving me that chance. We completed on the rostrum on my debut in a GT automobile. However the 24h of Zolder I had developing isn’t occurring anymore both. So proper now, I’ve no races developing.“

Though now not a Ferrari driver, Weug has hung out mentoring present Ferrari consultant Alba Larsen, who presently sits ninth within the standings.

Now in its fourth season, reigning champion Dorianne Pin has since turn into a Mercedes F1 growth driver, a Hypercar growth driver for Peugeot, and in addition holds the identical place for Citroen in Formulation E. She additionally competed on this yr’s Le Mans 24 Hours and races in different endurance classes.

Season two winner Abbi Pulling is a rookie and simulator driver for Nissan in Formulation E, and is in her second season in GB3, the place she has taken one race win, and is seventh within the standings.

„I’ve discovered an enormous quantity and I’ve grown so much as an individual this yr,“ added Weug. „However I don’t need to watch. I need to race. I need to be again on monitor on the highest stage and present what I’m truly able to.

„That’s what I need to do for the remainder of my life and I’m working each single day to get again within the automobile.

„Motorsport is a troublesome surroundings. I feel I simply anticipated that the outcomes I put collectively over the previous years would have counted for one thing. Thanks to everybody who has been supporting me via the powerful instances. The folks near me maintain telling me that when one door closes one other one opens, and I’m selecting to imagine them.“