Çebi Enters F1 Academy Radar

Ayşe Çebi, the 16-year-old national driver who successfully represented Turkey on European circuits in the 2023 and 2024 seasons, is preparing to compete in the Champions of the Future Academy series, which is supported by F1 Academy.

Turkey's representative will take on the OK-N Senior class, which features 36 drivers from 28 different countries, 10 of them women, and will first take to the track at Portimao in Portugal from 28 February to 2 March.

Six Races in Six Countries

The series consists of six rounds held at top-level circuits around the world and, after Portugal, will continue in Spain, Italy, Hungary, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. All races will be broadcast live on the global motorsport platform Motorsport TV, and the series offers drivers the chance to compete on equal terms and to identify the most talented names in their groups.

F1 Teams Will Be Watching

The series' most important feature is that F1 Academy and Formula 1 team executives will follow the whole season. In a project aimed at discovering promising talent, female drivers will also have the chance to take part in F1 Academy tests and prove themselves to the teams. A total of 108 drivers from different countries compete across three classes.

Target: A Top-10 Finish

Ahead of this demanding challenge, Ayşe said the series would be a huge experience, commenting: "In this series I will be working with an experienced team headed by Fausto Ippoliti, and I think we will do good work together. The entry list has been announced and there are very high-level drivers. They are drivers I have raced against in different events, but now we are all meeting in the same series. I will also get the chance to race at circuits I have never competed on before, and my target in the series is to finish the season in the top ten."