Meet 9-year-old Arshi Gupta, the youngest ever to join F1 Academy’s programme

Dubai: At just nine years old, Arshi Gupta is driven by a passion for speed. She dedicates most of her time to perfecting her craft on karting circuits, and her hard work recently paid off in a historic achievement — she became the youngest driver ever selected for the F1 Academy’s Discover Your Drive (DYD) programme. The Faridabad native from Haryana made headlines last year when she claimed the 2025 National Karting Championship title in the Micro Max class, becoming the only female karting champion in Asia. Arshi’s journey began at age seven, when she first took to the karting track. Months later, she set another record by becoming the youngest person to obtain a racing licence at...