F1 Academy: Silverstone Recap

F1 Academy returned to be alongside F1, F2 and F3 for the first time ever at Silverstone. The question on everyone's minds was who could come out on top? 

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Reverse Grid Race 

A good start by Audi backed driver Emma Felbermayr saw the Austrian keep P1 into the first corner with other drivers squabbling for position behind her. Later on in the same lap, Megan Bruce in the Tag Heuer sponsored Campos car went up the inside of Ava Dobson who was driving the American Express labeled Hitech car. 

Wildcard for Silverstone and Wella Professionals with Hitech driver Chiara Battig swooped around the outside of Ferrari supporting Alba Larsen. Dobson and Bruce were swapping positions back and forth. In the slipstream, Battig got up into 8th place. 

Championship leader Alisha Palmowski tried to put a move on Rachel Robinson, however, it didn't come to fruition. With Felbermayr taking the win from Nina Gademan in the MP Motorsport Alpine car and one of her Rodin Motorsport teammates Welsh McLaren driver Ella Lloyd in 3rd. Robertson and Palmowski rounded out the top 5. 

Feature Race

Equal starts by pole sitter Battig saw her and Palmowski go toe to toe but it was Palmowski who came out on top going into the 1st corner. 

Rafael Ferreira and Ella Stevens in the Racing Bulls and McLaren Oxagon liveries clashed on the Sir Lewis Hamilton straight ending both drivers races. 

Felbermayr put pressure on her teammate Lloyd, going up the Welsh driver's inside at cops corner. Gademan also went through on Lloyd. Bruce got past Larsen after Larsen had an off in front of the British driver. 

The last lap saw Palmowski come across the line to win her home race from Battig who pushed her hard and Felbermayr in 3rd position. Gademan and Lloyd completed the top 5 

Written by Alexandria Kinsella- Evans ©️2026