F1 Academy set for a landmark first later this month in Spain

On Thursday, the all-female F1 Academy series announced an upcoming first for the sport.

At the next official testing session, slated for later this month at Circuito de Navarra in Spain, the sport will conduct it’s first rookie test. Over those two days eighteen drivers, all eligible to compete in the F1 Academy next season, will immerse themselves within an F1 Academy team on a “fair stage for the rookies to show they deserve a full-time seat for a Wild Card entry for the 2026 season.”

On the first day, the rookie drivers will be placed with an F1 Academy team to “observe briefing and engineering sessions.” The drivers will also

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