Sebastian Montoya: Son of F1 legend Juan Pablo Montoya becomes a Red Bull junior 

Sebastian Montoya, son of ex-F1 driver Juan Pablo, has joined Red Bull’s junior programme ahead of the 2023 season. 
Sebastian Montoya (COL) Campos Racing.
Sebastian Montoya (COL) Campos Racing.

He is the latest son of a famous F1 driver to have been signed to a junior team, after the likes of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher and Enzo Fittipaldi. 

Sebastian’s father, Juan Pablo, won seven grands prix for Williams and McLaren between 2001 and 2006. He took a best finish of third place in the drivers’ standings - in 2002 and 2003 - as he emerged as one of168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Michael Schumacher’s main rivals. 

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Now son Sebastian, w💫ho was previously a Red Bull athlete, is aiming to follow in his father’s footsteps by reaching F1. 

“Excited to announce I am now part of Red🅺 Bull’s Official Junior Team,” he wrote in🌌 a post on Instagram. 

“This past year, I became part of ♔the brand’s athletes🍰 and now we will work together for the ultimate goal: F1.” 

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#21 Dragon Speed USA Oreca 07 Gibson of Sebastian Montoya and Juan Pablo

The 17-year-old Colombian-American made his single-seat꧅er debut in 2020, racing in both the ADAC Formula 4 and Italian Formu𒆙la 4 championships with Prema. 

Montoya’s first podiums came during his second sea🐠son competing in those championships as he finished ninth and fourth respectively in 2021. 

He took his first single-seater victory last year, takin💯g two victories on his way to seventh in thꦿe Formula Regional Asian Championship. 

Montoya also contested the❀ 20꧟22 Formula Regional European Championship with Prema, finishing 13th, and made his FIA F3 debut with Campos Racing during an impressive cameo at Zandvoort in which he claimed two eighth-place finishes. 

Son of F1 legend becomes a Red Bull junior

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