London: Formulation 1 Academy on Friday widened its scope of help for Indian racing prodigy Atiqa Mir by choosing the 10-year-old for the newly launched Champions of the Future Academy Program (COTFA) UAE.

Atiqa will get the F1 Academy backing for the two-round nationwide karting championship within the UAE, over and above the help she is getting for different competitions together with the worldwide COTFA collection by the Uncover Your Drive (DYD) program.

Having received a race within the RMC Championship earlier this month, Atiqa is presently competing within the MENA Nations Cup in Qatar. She is the primary Indian to be technically and financially supported by Formulation 1.

“Since its launch in 2023, COTFA has made important strides in rising feminine participation, with the proportion of feminine drivers on the grid rising from 5% in its inaugural yr to a powerful 30% in 2025, an unbelievable leap that displays the rising influence that COTFA and F1 ACADEMY are having on the long run feminine expertise pool,” stated the F1 Academy in an announcement. COTFA has launched two new nationwide initiatives within the UAE and Britain with Atiqa chosen for the previous within the age 8-11 class. The opening UAE spherical will happen from November 7-9.