On the opening day of the 2026 F1 Academy in-season test at Navarra, Sephora-backed Natalia Granada topped the timesheets with a 1:46.906, going fastest of all and edging Emma Felbermayr by 0.187s. Granada logged her fastest time in the afternoon session. However, Alba Larsen led the way in the morning to pip Felbermayr by just…
Sephora-backed Natalia Granada rued a mixed 2026 F1 Academy Zandvoort round after retiring from the Reverse Grid Race and bouncing back to finish P4 in the Feature Race. Having qualified P3, the Spanish driver put herself in a prime position to secure a strong points haul. However, a mistake on Lap 2 of the Reverse…
Natalia Granada made an encouraging start to her first F1 Academy race weekend at Zandvoort, finishing fifth in a disrupted Free Practice session ahead of the 2026 Dutch GP. The PREMA Racing driver emerged as the highest-placed rookie after setting a 1:38.985, despite two red flags and changing weather conditions limiting the amount of representative…
Natalia Granada made an immediate impression during her 2026 F1 Academy debut, securing a P2 finish in the Reverse Grid Race at Shanghai. The 18 year old, who previously only had experience in karting and GTs, earned her seat with PREMA Racing after impressing at the inaugural F1 Academy Rookie Test. Granada qualified seventh before…
The 2026 F1 Academy Chinese GP Race 1 saw Nina Gademan take the first victory of the season, with a dramatic reverse-grid race setting the tone for the championship. Gademan makes strong start Gademan launched superbly off the line and held the lead into Turn 1 of Race 1. Granada, facing her first front-row start…
Nina Gademan claimed a dominant victory at the 2026 F1 Academy Chinese GP Race 1, with the full results listed below. After finishing qualifying in P8, Nina Gademan started from reverse-grid pole position alongside rookie Natalia Granada. At lights out, Gademan got a strong start, charging ahead, while Rafaela Ferreira moved into P3 ahead of…
