The Future Face of F1 is Here: The unique story of Bianca Bustamante

Thriving Minds with Alberto Zandi · Nov 27, 2025 · 1h 27m

This week Alberto sat down with Bianca Bustamante, the twenty year old driver who is now the future face of F1.

Born in Manila and raised in a working class family, she fell in love with karting at three. At six she asked to be homeschooled to train more. Her father worked three jobs to keep her dream alive. She became the best in her country but the international costs were astronomical. So she moved to the US, and learned all she could about personal branding.

Her hope was that her social media channels would help fund her driving career.

Years later she has millions of followers, sponsors…