Hitech’s Ava Dobson has received a three-place grid penalty for all three races of the 2026 F1 Academy United States Grand Prix weekend at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), following a yellow flag infringement during Thursday’s Free Practice session. The 18-year-old American Express-backed driver was found to have failed to slow sufficiently under a…
Ava Dobson has experienced a mixed but increasingly promising start to her first full F1 Academy campaign in 2026. After seven of the season’s 14 races, the American Express-supported Hitech driver sits 15th in the Drivers’ Standings with seven points. Dobson scored the final point in the Shanghai Feature Race before contact and a puncture…
17 year-old Ava Dobson will join the 2026 F1 Academy grid with American Express, driving a Hitech-operated car. The American previously appeared in the series as the Round 3 wildcard entry in Miami during the 2025 season, where she finished 13th in Race 1. Set to compete with the series’ official partner, the 2026 season…
Reflecting on her time before F1 Academy in an interview with Fast Forward Podcast, Nicole Havrda shared her experiences attending her first F1 Grand Prix, her other sporting passions, and the ongoing support she has received from her family throughout her career. Her first F1 experience Havrda initially had no interest in pursuing motorsports as…
Earlier this year, Nicole Havrda spoke with Nicole on the Fast Forward Podcast. The F1 Academy rookie spoke about her 2025 F1 Academy season, the camaraderie among drivers on the grid, and why female representation is crucial for increasing exposure in motorsport. How is Havrda finding her first season of F1 Academy? The Canadian driver…
Nicole Havrda continues to develop her presence on the 2025 F1 Academy grid as she navigates her rookie season. Now racing for Hitech TGR with support from American Express, the Canadian driver is steadily turning her potential into tangible results. Across the first four rounds of the 2025 season, Havrda has faced a range of…
For 19-year-old Canadian driver Nicole Havrda, the 2025 F1 Academy race weekend in Montreal is not simply another round in the championship. Instead, it represents a deeply personal milestone. Representing British Columbia in the #2 Rodin Motorsport car, Havrda arrives at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve carrying both the weight of a difficult season and the energy…
