F1 Academy

Written by Teagan Strachan Credit: F1 Academy via Instagram Running adjacent to the Canadian Grand Prix, the final race of three began on Sunday morning marking the conclusion of Round 2 for the F1 Academy in Canada. Following an impressive streak, securing both pole positions and the Opening Race victory for the weekend, Red Bull-backed driver Alisha Palmowski started at the front of the grid. Alongside was rookie Payton Westcott who also found success this weekend clinching

Aston Martin-supported Mathilda Paatz scored her first victory in F1 Academy in the reverse-grid race, taking the win from fourth on the grid for Prema.

Alisha Palmowski converted pole to victory at F1 Academy's Opening Race in Montreal, taking her first win of the 2026 season with a 10-second margin to podium-finishers Megan Bruce and Mathilda Paatz.

Alisha Palmowski scored her second pole position of the 2026 F1 Academy season in Montréal, taking pole for the Opening Race and Feature Race.

During the 2026 F1 Academy season so far, Chinese driver Shi Wei returned as the Wild Card Driver (WCD) in Shanghai following her appearance in 2025. Autumn Fisher has now been announced as the WCD for the upcoming Montreal weekend. Fisher will make her debut competitive entry into F1 Academy after competing in the series’ inaugural rookie test just last season.

Alba Larsen’s G.I.R.L is an innovative organisation, which aims to help girls and women throughout their motorsports journey. It's crucial we aid the success of organisations like this as one day this industry won't be male dominated.

Written by Teagan Strachan Credit: F1 Academy Sunday morning marked the beginning of the final F1 Academy race of Round 1 in Shanghai with the grid reverted back to qualifying positions for Race 2. The front row will be occupied by Red Bull Racing backed driver Alisha Palmowski and Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy’s Alba Larsen as the pilots compete across 13 intense laps and fight for a spot on the podium. How it happened As the lights went out, Palmowski had an unfavourable

Nina Gademan charged to victory from reverse-grid pole as Natalia Granada crossed the line in second on her F1 Academy debut, while Emma Felbermayr bagged third place after an intense race-long battle for the final podium spot.

Alisha Palmowski set the tone in the opening qualifying of the 2026 F1 Academy season in Shanghai, bagging pole position and two championship points to begin her campaign. The Red Bull-backed Briton would start from pole for the Sunday race, ahead of Ferrari-backed Alba Larsen and Audi-backed Emma Felbermayr.

The 2026 F1 Academy gets underway this weekend at the season opener in Shanghai, with plenty of returning drivers and fresh talent joining the grid. Here's everything you need to know about the 17 full-time drivers, their teams, their goals for this year and more.

Everything you need to know ahead of F1 Academy’s 2026 season opener in Shanghai — championship favourites, top stories, timings and more.

2025 F1 Academy Champion Doriane Pin has been promoted by Mercedes to development driver duties with the F1 team.

Mathilda Paatz is a 17-year-old German racing driver, set to make her full-time F1 Academy debut with Aston Martin in 2026.

Late starter Rachel Robertson rockets from rental karts to F1 Academy, mastering every challenge with fierce skill, speed, and unshakeable resilience.

Lisa Billard is a young talent whose racing has garnered recent attention, putting her on track for a full-time F1 Academy debut in 2026.

Ella Stevens is an exciting, young female talent, whose karting successes preface her upcoming 2026 F1 Academy campaign.

Welcome to Feeder Series Weekly Recap, a series bringing you all the news from the world of junior racing series. The Formula 2 season may be complete, but that doesn’t mark the end of the news line just yet. DIVEBOMB brings you all the news from the past week….

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Women have played an influential role throughout the history of motor racing. Many have taken to the wheels of motorsport machines, while numerous figures have worked tirelessly on the sidelines in various roles, shaping the racing world to the present day. Today’s spotlight shines on the American driver and the latest Wild Card entry of the 2025 F1 Academy season, Payton Westcott.

Welcome to Feeder Series Weekly Recap, a series bringing you all the news from the world of junior racing series. With F1 Academy coming to an end, plenty of drivers inked fresh deals, while a new name joins the 2026 grid. DIVEBOMB gives the lowdown in their latest recap….