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The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has selected Tina Hausmann as its supported driver for the F1 Academy in 2024 and revealed she will race for Prema in the Formula 4-based series.
Swiss racer Hausmann stepped up from karts to single-seaters and F4 for 2023, driving mostly in the Italian championship with AKM Motorsport.
There she won the women’s trophy for her head-to-head results against PHM Racing’s second-year driver Victoria Blokhina and Ferrari-backed, Prema-run rookie Aurelia Nobels. Her best outright result was a 16th place at Paul Ricard.
Aston Martin is the third team after McLaren and Williams to announce which driver will represent it in F1 Academy, and says its ambassador Jessica Hawkins will work closely with Hausmann in a new role as ‘Head of Racing for F1 Academy’.
“F1 Academy is an incredible opportunity for me; it’s an amazing series that I’m proud to be a part of,” Hausmann said. “I know I’ll learn so much that will really help me as a driver, including the experience I’ll gain from racing at seven new tracks in front of big crowds. It’s going to be a whole new world, but I’m so excited to get started.
“Representing the Aston Martin F1 Team in the series is a huge honour. My first day at the AMR Technology Campus showed me just what an incredible team it is. I am already so comfortable there and can feel everybody’s full support. Having Jessica Hawkins as a mentor is a real benefit, too; she has so much valuable advice to share. Inspiring the next generation of female drivers is something that’s incredibly important to us both.
“I’m also very proud to be competing with Prema Racing. Prema is a team that every young driver hopes to race for – they’re the best at what they do – and I know that they’ll help me develop as I continue in my motorsport career.
“There is so much to look forward to, and I want to thank everybody who has made it possible.”
Prema team boss Rene Rosin added that Hausmann “showed great promise moving her first steps in Formula 4, and we are convinced that with the support of our team, F1 Academy and the Aston Martin F1 Team, she will make more progress to become a high-profile contender.”