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The Ferrari Driver Academy has announced a new addition to their 2026 academy—F1 Academy’s Alba Larsen. Despite only just being announced, this isn’t necessarily a new, or unexpected concept. In 2023, Alba Larsen was crowned the winner of the Girls On Track Rising Stars Programme. The winner of this program is usually granted a place…
Chloe Chong returned to the Formula 1 Academy grid in 2025. She was a rookie in its inaugural season in 2023, and is now racing for Rodin Motorsport, backed by Charlotte Tilbury. No longer the youngest driver on the grid, she was looking to prove that she can compete at a high standard. However, this…
The 2025 F1 Academy season is Ella Lloyd’s first full season in the all-female series. She has continued to produce impressive results each racing weekend thus far. The British rookie has scored points in 3 out of the 4 racing weekends, as we approach the second half of the season. This places Lloyd P4 in…
Emma Felbermayr’s 2025 F1 Academy rookie campaign has been a mixture of frustration, redemption and promise. Most recently, she earned her maiden victory in Montreal at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. After completing four rounds in the championship, the Sauber-backed driver sits in 9th in the championship, with a total of 21 points scored….
MP Motorsport’s Maya Weug, bounced back to top the charts in the final day of In-Season Testing at Zandvoort. Not only topping the times for the day, Weug took the fastest time in testing. Early on in the morning session, Weug set what would soon be the fastest time of the session—a 1:36.789. She was…
Tina Hausmann has entered her second year in F1 Academy with measured confidence and growing purpose. Representing PREMA Racing and competing as part of the Aston Martin F1 Driver Development Programme, the Swiss racer has steadily carved out a strong midfield presence in the 2025 season. After finishing 10th in the 2024 standings with 31…
Doriane Pin has enjoyed a strong start to her second and final season in the 2025 F1 Academy campaign. In 2024, she finished runner-up, narrowly missing out on the title behind Abbi Pulling’s dominant run of form. This year, she’ll be looking to build on her current success and carry that momentum into the second…
As her first F1 Academy season reached its halfway mark, Prema Racing’s Nina Gademan managed to impress once again in 2025. After last year’s Wild Card entry in Zandvoort, the Dutch driver was the only WCD who scored points that season. Therefore, it came as no surprise that the Alpine F1 team offered their support…
With her 2025 season in F1 Academy reaching the halfway mark, Maya Weug has showed incredible talent as she navigated her way into P3 in the standings. After quite some impressive races at the beginning of the year, and disappointing ones as of recent, Weug will try everything in her power to regain position the…
After a top four finish in the 2023 Girls on Track Rising Stars Programme, Joanne Ciconte is one of two Australian’s on the 2025 F1 Academy grid. This is a milestone as Anagnostiadis and herself mark Australia’s first F1 Academy drivers. Unfortunately for the Australian teen, her season hasn’t gotten off to the start she…
