In 2022, Bianca Bustamante became the first Filipino racing driver to compete in the W Series, the leading women’s motorsport event. After taking up kart racing at age five, she is now part of the Italian team Prema Racing, one of the leading junior outfits, which has been home to the likes of Mick Schumacher and Charles Leclerc, competing in the Formula 4 UAE Championship and the F1 Academy series.