Making history at 240kph, Joanne is blazing a trail for young girls

[ad_1] At simply 16 years of age, Joanne Ciconte resides life within the quick lane.

The Melbourne-born teenager spends a good portion of her life on planes, travelling world wide in pursuit of pace.

Ciconte is the youngest driver on this 12 months's F1 Academy, mixing it with a few of the world's most gifted feminine racers.

Aiva solely has a learners licence, however is inspiring younger women to go quick As one of many two inaugural Aussies on the grid within the all-female racing class, Aiva Anagnostiadis desires to be an instance for different younger women who dream of driving quick.

She joins Aiva Anagnostiadis as the primary Australians to contest the all-female sequence, who will this 12 months compete throughout three continents over seven race weekends.

A junior karting star who received the celebrated Pink Plate in 2023, Ciconte is in simply her second 12 months of single-seater motor racing.

Now she wrestles a automotive with a high pace of 240 kilometres per hour, which from a standing begin reaches 100kph in 3.6 seconds.

"I feel that this 12 months has been a little bit of a rollercoaster within the F1 Academy sequence," Ciconte advised ABC Sport.

"Leaping into the sector of many mixed-experience drivers and older women is one thing completely different. I am all the time used to driving in opposition to boys."

The sequence is in Montreal this weekend for the fourth weekend of the season.

That is the second 12 months Joanne Ciconte is racing in single-seater vehicles. ( Getty Photographs: Method 1/Manuel Eletto )

The Aussie teen has had a troubled 12 months thus far on the monitor, affected by incidents usually out of her management.

However she does have a high 10 end, which earned her two championship factors, turning into the primary Australian to realize that feat in F1 Academy.

"I feel my perspective this 12 months has [been to] be sure to try to progress and be taught as fast as I can," a optimistic Ciconte stated forward of this weekend.

"I consider the outcomes will come from there."

The profile of the F1 Academy has grown year-on-year, with every spherical of this 12 months's sequence being a part of a Method 1 weekend.

Joanne Ciconte, driving for MP Motorsport, has scored two championship factors heading into spherical 4 in Montreal. ( Getty Photographs: Method 1/Pauline Ballet )

A brand new sequence on the leisure streaming platform Netflix has just lately been launched.

This system, F1: The Academy, goals to draw new audiences, much like what the favored program 'Drive to Survive' did for F1.

"What I am most amazed about is how F1 Academy, and Susie Wolff (F1 Academy managing director), is doing such an incredible job bringing a highlight on us feminine drivers," Ciconte stated.

"I feel it is nice to see how an increasing number of followers and supporters for the sequence has grown over time."

As extra eyes tune in to look at the ladies of the F1 Academy battle on monitor, the highlight on every driver shines brighter.

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For Ciconte, the rising highlight has allowed her to grow to be a job mannequin for younger women in Australia beginning in motorsport — one thing she is embracing as she continues her personal journey.