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17 year-old Juju Noda is set to become the first Japanese woman and the youngest driver ever to compete in the prestigious Super Formula championship.⁠ ⁠ Juju Noda, daughter of former Formula One driver Hideki Noda, is set to break barriers after securing a spot as a driver for the TGM Grand Prix in the 2024 Japanese Super Formula Championship. Taking over the spot Riki Okusa occupied last year, Juju is set to drive the #53 Honda-powered SF23 in all nine Super Formula races for 2024.⁠ ⁠ Last year, Noda secured victories in the Euroformula Open and F2000 Formula Trophy, where she won the season title as the championship’s first-ever female driver. ⁠ ⁠ Juju, whose ultimate goal is to become the first Japanese female Formula One champion, hopes her entry into Super Formula will bring gender equality in motorsport, according to Motorsport. ⁠ ⁠ “If we can create a Super Formula that is in line with the times, where issues such as a gender-equal society and gender issues are attracting atten...

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