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The atmosphere becomes more and more tense and emotions are bursting.

At the end of the second FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars Training Camp, four drivers have secured coveted places for the final training course at the Ferrari Driver Academy in Maranello, Italy.

The FIA family is deeply saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Sheikh Hamad Bin Eid Al-Thani, a member of the Qatari royal family and one of the most prominent rally drivers in the Gulf region.

The first full day of the second FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars Training Camp proved intense for the eight drivers through to the fourth phase of this innovative programme for 12-16 year old girls. For some, it was their first taste of single-seaters and Formula 4 race cars, and the pressure was on to adapt to this entry-level motor sport category and show speed and on-going progression throughout the day.

Eight drivers are now taking part in the next phase of the FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars, the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission’s innovative talent detection and nurturing programme. The fourth of six steps for one selected driver to potentially become part of the Ferrari Driver Academy starts this week (2-4 November) with the second Formula 4 focused Training Camp run by the Winfield Racing School at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France.

We’re delighted that FIA Disability and Accessibility Commission President, racing driver, and co-founder of charity Spinal Track, Nathalie McGloin, has been nominated in The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards 2020. Nathalie is shortlisted in the Disability Sportswoman of the Year category, which recognises outstanding performers in disability sport.

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For all 12 youngsters of FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars who progressed from the Shoot-Out through to the first Training Camp, it has been a grueling but enjoyable and emotional few days. Now, for the selected few, it is a pivotal moment in their young careers, as the prospect of potentially joining the Ferrari Driver Academy gets ever closer.

THE Racing Together project to put an Indigenous motor racing team on track has completed its first lap with the selection of 11 Queensland teenagers to build and drive a car next season.

The real competition starts now. The pressure is mounting within the FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars programme at the Circuit Paul Ricard. Shoot out was a great driver development phase at end of which the first selection must be done. Just 12 of the original 20 aspiring young female racers embark on their karting-based Training Camp 1. Watch the episode to find out who made it to the next stage!