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McLaren Development Driver Bianca Bustamante says she's got some amazing mentors in Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri ... telling TMZ Sports she strives to be like them both on and off the track.
19-year-old Bustamante is part of the F1 Academy -- designed to welcome the next generation of women's talent to the sport -- and has built quite the audience amid her racing career with more than 1.5 MILLION followers.
We caught up with the Filipina driver ahead of this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix .