Source: REUTERS/ALI HAIDER
[Saba Sports News] The F1 Academy announced that Shi Wei, the first female driver to win a category championship in the China F4 Formula, will participate as a wildcard driver in the 2025 F1 Academy China event. Shi Wei becomes the first Chinese driver to enter the F1 Academy arena. Information indicates that Shi Wei is an extreme outdoor sports blogger with a National Automobile Racing License B, a helicopter license, a motorboat sports license, and an AIDA two-star freediver license. She excels in various sports, including racing, skiing, rock climbing, diving, karting, sea fishing, surfing, and helicopter flying. She has participated in many well-known domestic racing competitions, achieving impressive results. In 2024, Shi Wei won the China F4 Formula Grand Prix Shanghai Challenge Cup and the third place in the China Formula Grand Prix. Shi Wei expressed her honor in becoming the first Chinese wildcard driver for the F1 Academy and intends to intensify her training, hoping to showcase the spirit of female racing drivers through this event. She also hopes to inspire more young people to pay attention to motorsports.