Welcome to Feeder Series Weekly Recap, a series bringing you all the news from the world of junior racing series. From F1 Academy completing its final in-season testing to an injury replacement announced, DIVEBOMB takes you through all the latest from the world of Feeder Series in the last week.

Chloe Chambers ensured yet another day's running went in favour of Mahindra Racing, as the American F1 Academy racer swept the two sessions of the all-women's Formula E test on Friday. 2024 chart topper Abbi Pulling would settle for second in both sessions.

Both test sessions on Thursday were topped by Nissan drivers, a change from Wednesday's Mahindra dominance, during Formula E’s final day of pre-season testing in Valencia. Norman Nato claimed first in the morning test, with teammate and reigning champion Rowland claiming the afternoon’s fastest time.

Porsche looked to have maintain their dominance in the powertrain segment, as Dan Ticktum topped the final session's running for Cupra Kiro, ahead of Nico Müller's Porsche. Four Porsche-powered cars also finished in the top six in the morning session, while Mahindra showed pace all through the day's testing on Tuesday.

Season 10 champion Pascal Wehrlein topped day one of Formula E’s highly anticipated pre-season testing week, a first session for many notable drivers who switched teams ahead of the final Gen 3 Evo season. 

It's finally time to dust off the cobwebs and shake off the rust, as Formula E's much-awaited Season 12 gets up and running. But it's not for any competitive racing action just yet, as the 20 drivers and 10 teams will first need to get through a week of testing in Valencia.

The past three months have been defining ones for the 2025/26 Formula E season. With major driver changes, the arrival of a new team and the departure of another, the stage is set for what promises to be an electrifying pre-season test in Valencia from 27–31 October 2025.

Reigning Constructors’ champions Porsche will head into the all-female Formula E test with two drivers, as BMW GT4 racer Janine Schall will partner Gabriela Jílková for the one-day test on October 31. 

Citroën Racing are the final team to announce their driver for Formula E’s all-female test on October 31, with Colombian racer Tatiana Calderón set to take to the one-day test for the French team during pre-season testing.

Envision Racing become the third team to field two female drivers for the all-female rookie test, with F1 Academy racer Ella Lloyd joining the team’s development driver Alice Powell for the test on October 31. 

Jamie Chadwick and Juju Noda will be driving for Jaguar TCS Racing for the all-female Formula E test in Valencia on October 31, as part of pre-season testing for Formula E’s Season 12. 

Andretti Global have announced that they will be reuniting with Spanish racer Nerea Martí, ahead of the all-female Formula E test in Valencia on October 31.

Envision Racing have announced that Alice Powell will be driving for them in the all-female test. The Briton drove for the all-green team at the inaugural test last year, where she partnered Alisha Palmowski.

Mahindra Racing have announced that American Chloe Chambers will be participating in the Formula E all-female test on 31 October in Valencia.

Gabriela Jílková will be participating in the Formula E all-female test in Valencia with reigning champions Porsche, later this month, following several prior appearances for the team.

Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E team has announced that the inaugural F1 Academy champion, Marta García, will be driving for the team in the all-female test on October 31st. 

Nissan’s simulator and rookie test driver Abbi Pulling will be taking the wheel for the Japanese marque during the all-female Formula E test on October 31st, as part of Formula E’s pre-season testing events later in October.  

It may be early days, but across six sessions of Formula One’s pre-season testing, there has been sufficient data for us to dig into.

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Written by Rohan Brown, Edited by Vyas Ponnuri Credit: Aston Martin Gallery Day one of three testing outings for Formula One is now...