Britain's Alisha Palmowski has won the F1 Academy title after finishing second in the reverse grid race at the Circuit of the Americas. The 20-year-old, who drives for Campos Racing and is part of the Red Bull driver academy, becomes the youngest champion of the all-female development series and the second British driver to win the title after Abbi Pulling in 2024. Palmowski has won five of the 11 races this season and only finished outside the points once.
In an emotional post-race interview, she dedicated her win to her ill grandmother and thanked her family for their sacrifices. Austrian Emma Felbermayr was the only driver with a mathematical chance of overhauling Palmowski but finished fourth, ending her hopes. Denmark's Alba Larsen won the race, with Lisa Billard of France completing the podium.
Source: BBC Sport · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing