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Mathilda Paatz has so far endured an impressive but inconsistent start to her rookie 2026 F1 Academy campaign. After competing in the French F4 Championship and F4 CEZ Championship, Paatz received the opportunity to make her F1 Academy debut during the 2025 Montreal round as a Wild Card. While a tough Qualifying, two DNFs, and…
In her second F1 Academy campaign, Ferrari-backed Alba Larsen continues to search for a standout weekend as one of the few returning drivers on the 2026 grid. While results have not always gone her way, the Danish driver has shown on multiple occasions that she has the pace to compete at the front of the…
Rachel Robertson has endured a challenging but increasingly promising start to her first full F1 Academy campaign in 2026. After seven of the season’s 14 races, the PUMA-supported Hitech driver sits 14th in the Drivers’ Standings with 13 points. Incidents, penalties and difficult starting positions prevented Robertson from scoring during the opening rounds in Shanghai…
Lisa Billard has had an encouraging but inconsistent start to her rookie 2026 F1 Academy campaign. She arrived with significant expectations after impressing at the inaugural Rookie Test. Turning that raw pace into points has proven more straightforward than for some of her peers, but a podium finish has so far eluded her. Billard heads…
The 2026 F1 Academy in-season test at Zandvoort was dominated by Alisha Palmowski, who topped all four sessions across the two days of running. Fresh off a home victory at Silverstone, the Briton strengthened her championship lead and now sits 30 points clear of Audi-backed Emma Felbermayr. Reflecting on the two-day test at Zandvoort, Palmowski…
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…
The second and final day of the 2026 F1 Academy Zandvoort in-season test was yet another dominant showing from Alisha Palmowski, topping both the morning and afternoon sessions once again. Setting a 1:36.740 in the morning and a 1:37.620 in the afternoon to beat Alba Larsen and Ella Lloyd to the top in their respective…
Ella Stevens has endured a tough start to her rookie 2026 F1 Academy campaign. The McLaren Oxagon-backed driver arrived to F1 Academy having topped the timesheets at the inaugural Rookie Test. Turning that into results has proven more difficult, as Stevens heads into the summer break sitting 16th in the Drivers’ Standings. Stevens makes her…
After a strong weekend at Silverstone, Alisha Palmowski continued on her run of consistent form into the 2026 F1 Academy in-season test at Zandvoort, dominating the first day by topping both the morning and afternoon sessions. With a 1:37.146 in the morning and a 1:37.200 in the afternoon, the championship leader remained unbeaten. Here’s what…
MP Motorsport’s Esmee Kosterman has endured a difficult but encouraging start to her rookie 2026 F1 Academy season, with her results often failing to reflect her pace. The Dutch driver’s single-seater career began in 2024 in the Indian F4 Championship, where she scored points on her debut. In 2025, she built on her experience with…
