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F1 Academy has revealed that 20-year-old Dutch driver Esmee Kosterman will compete as the Wild Card entry for Zandvoort.

TeamViewer backs Dutch Wild Card entry Esmee Kosterman for F1 Academy Zandvoort round

Chiara Martin15 minutes ago15 minutes ago05 mins

F1 Academy has revealed that 20-year-old Dutch driver Esmee Kosterman will compete as the Wild Card entry for Round 5 of the championship at Circuit Zandvoort, representing global remote connectivity leader TeamViewer. Kosterman’s debut promises to be particularly significant, as she will race in a specially designed livery celebrating women who are driving progress both…

MP Motorsport and Ferrari Driver Academy's Maya Weug during the F1 Academy round at 2025 Montreal round.

Weug dominates final day of in-season testing at Zandvoort amid red flag chaos

Yi Xing Lim4 weeks ago4 weeks ago07 mins

MP Motorsport’s Maya Weug wrapped up F1 Academy’s in-season testing on top, dominating the final day at Zandvoort. It didn’t take long for the Ferrari Junior to assert her dominance ahead of her competitors. Clocking a 1:36.789 within the opening hour of the morning session, her time was over two tenths quicker than Campos Racing’s…

Campos Racing's Alisha Palmowski during F1 Academy round at Montreal.

Palmowski eyes further growth in adaptability after topping first day of testing at Zandvoort

Yi Xing Lim4 weeks ago4 weeks ago09 mins

Campos Racing’s Alisha Palmowski led the opening day of testing at Zandvoort as she emphasised her ongoing focus on improving adaptability. After making an impressive wild-card debut last year in Qatar, the Briton returned this season for a full-time campaign sporting Red Bull colours. The 2025 F1 Academy grid took to Zandvoort for testing, ahead…

The first day of the F1 Academy in-season test in Zandvoort concluded with Red Bull Racing's Alisha Palmowski claiming the fastest time overall, her late afternoon surge proving decisive in establishing her credentials as the driver to watch.

Palmowski leads the pack on opening day of F1 Academy in-season testing in Zandvoort

Chiara Martin4 weeks ago4 weeks ago06 mins

The first day of the F1 Academy in-season test in Zandvoort concluded with Red Bull Racing’s Alisha Palmowski claiming the fastest time overall, her late afternoon surge proving decisive in establishing her credentials as the driver to watch. The British driver’s commanding lap of 1:38.074, set in the dying moments of the afternoon session, edged…

Drivers share concerns about F1 calendar direction after Zandvoort exit confirmed

Lucrezia Costa8 months ago8 months ago09 mins

An interesting topic is the tough pondering of whether historical tracks such as Zandvoort should remain on the F1 calendar in lieu of more recent entries that can provide the championship with much more money. Losing the history of the sport The question arose because the contract tying Zandvoort to F1 has not been renewed…

Krack: Aston Martin F1 “have to urgently improve the car performance” following poor Zandvoort race pace

Jonah Presser12 months ago12 months ago04 mins

Aston Martin have certainly had fortunes sway away from their favour this year. Last year, the team had a very strong start, including 6 podiums in 8 races by Fernando Alonso, ending up with 8 overall. However, since about the mid-point of last season, the team fell off and only managed a 5th place finish…

“It feels a bit suboptimal” — disappointed Haas drivers react to a missed opportunity in F1 Dutch GP

Evan Roberts12 months ago12 months ago06 mins

An opportunity for points fell away from Haas in Zandvoort as Nico Hulkenberg picked up his sixth P11 finish of the season, after a strategy error saw him floundering on used rubber later in the race. He was joined in this regard by his teammate Kevin Magnussen who ran a different strategy after starting from…

Stella confirms that more F1 upgrades are coming since MCL38 is not yet “the best car at every single event”

Senjuti Jash12 months ago12 months ago08 mins

If we go back to the season opener in Bahrain, Lando Norris finished 48.458 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen. Within a span of a few races, McLaren successfully turned things around, and their first major upgrades at Miami gave them a performance boost big enough for Norris to beat Verstappen and secure his maiden F1…

“It felt like I did more than what my result shows” – Hamilton feels bad qualifying kept him out of the top five in F1 Dutch GP

Avery McClure12 months ago12 months ago04 mins

Pace looked strong for Lewis Hamilton in the 2024 F1 Dutch Grand Prix. He saw the chequered flag six places higher than where he’d begun the race, gaining more positions than any other driver. Unfortunately, this impressive drive only resulted in an 8th place finish. Hamilton had qualified at a measly P12, and started the…

Favouring the number one driver completely is “not a healthy way of running a team” — Stella on team orders as Norris pursues his first F1 title

Senjuti Jash12 months ago12 months ago07 mins

The 2024 Dutch Grand Prix witnessed McLaren securing their first victory on the circuit since 1985, as Lando Norris controlled the race in a commanding manner after taking the lead back from Max Verstappen on lap 18 and winning by a whopping margin of 22.896 seconds. Norris managed to claw back eight points as the…