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For F1 Academy rookie Payton Westcott, her journey into motorsport began with a shared family passion for racing, which saw her get behind the wheel of a kart for the first time at six years old. Since then, Westoctt has worked her way up through the ranks to the F1 Academy grid, where she is…
Fortec Motorsports’ Jordyn Martin has described herself as “really proud” after completing her first full season in cars as the highest-scoring female driver of the 2026 GB4 Championship. The 16-year-old American ended her rookie campaign 27 points clear of her closest female rival, securing the €50,000 MotorSport Vision career contribution available towards a potential 2027…
The Dutch GP would always be a bittersweet one for any Dutch racing driver, especially considering this was the last year a F1 and Feeder Series weekend would take place at Zandvoort for the near future. However for Esmee Kosterman, this weekend was indeed a special one as the Dutch driver was able to secure…
Natalia Granada remains focused on improving race pace despite topping the opening day of F1 Academy’s 2026 in-season test at Circuito de Navarra. The PREMA Racing driver entered the test with renewed motivation after bouncing back from a DNF to claim her third top-four finish of the season in Zandvoort’s Feature Race. Granada kicked off…
Swede Alexia Danielsson will make her F1 Academy debut at the United States Grand Prix after being confirmed as the Wild Card entry for the fifth round of the 2026 season in Austin representing F1 Academy Official Partner TeamViewer. The 17-year-old Swede will drive the #45 car operated by Hitech at the Circuit of the…
Rachel Robertson finished seventh in the Feature Race at the F1 Academy Dutch GP at Zandvoort, extending her points-scoring streak to four consecutive rounds. She now heads into Round 5 at the Circuit of the Americas on a run of form that began at Silverstone. Robertson on racing at the 2026 F1 Academy Dutch GP…
The 2026 season marks the second running of the F1 Academy Rookie Test at Navarra, with 18 young hopefuls taking to the track to showcase their talent and potential behind the wheel. After a productive day of testing at Navarra, Brazil’s Victoria Farfus topped the morning and overall timesheets. The Brazilian driver’s 1:46.988 ultimately proved…
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…
Despite enduring a challenging 2026 F1 Academy Zandvoort round, Megan Bruce found reason for optimism after recovering from a lack of pace on Saturday to finish P6 in the Feature Race. The Campos Racing driver entered the Zandvoort round on the back foot, having missed two days of in-season testing at the circuit due to…
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…
