Lia Block, born in 2006, is the teammate of Bianca Bustamante for the 2024 season. Together they will compete with Art Grand Prix. Lia entered the Williams Driver Academy program this year and in this article we will trace her career in the world of motoring.
Lia Block, daughter of art and rally champion
Born on October 1, 2006, she is a pilot with American nationality and almost a daughter of art. She began competing in Karts at the age of 11 and boasts a rich curriculum in the Rally world. She has been driving a steering wheel since 2021 with Hoonigan Racing Division then move on to Block House Racing in 2023. In the same year he competes in theAmerican Rally Association e Carl Cox Motorsports in the championship Extreme E 2023.
With American RA she competed in the Open 2WD class in 2023, becoming the series' youngest champion. In fact, Lia won the title Open 2 Wheel Drive in the rally championship ARA which takes place in the United States.
In the summer of 2023, the announcement arrives that the pilot will take part in the OSME stable for the championship of Nitrocross 23-24.
The arrival in the F1 Academy, his first season
In 2024 he will attempt to climb to the top category with the F1 Academy in the colors of the Williams F1 team. He will, in fact, be at the helm Art Grand Prize. Alongside Lia and Bianca, the face of the driver who will compete in the team has not yet been revealed. In fact, in F1 Academy, each team has 3 drivers available.
Block's emotion was great for her single-seater debut, "something I could never have imagined" the girl communicates. The Williams Racing TP also speaks in this regard, James vowles, who are "Lia has already achieved great results in motorsport, she has incredible natural talent, the instinct of a champion and the determination to achieve great results with single-seaters. We can't wait to start this new experience together".
We just have to wait for his debut in the world of Formula which will be held in Jeddah on the weekend from 7 to 9 March 2024.
