DORIANE PIN Eyes Title While LIA BLOCK & ELLA LLOYD Hunt Breakthrough Wins

October 2, 2025

• DORIANE PIN enters Singapore with a golden opportunity to wrap up the F1 ACADEMY championship one round early, needing to outscore nearest rival MAYA WEUG by just 20 points. The Mercedes driver holds a comfortable 20-point lead but has only managed to beat Weug by more than 10 points once this season, making this weekend’s execution crucial for avoiding a Las Vegas finale showdown.
• LIA BLOCK arrives hungry for her breakthrough win after tasting silverware with a P2 finish at Zandvoort, returning to Singapore where she nearly podiumed as a rookie last year with twin P4 finishes. The Williams driver faces the reality that time is running out in her F1 ACADEMY journey, making this penultimate round a must-win opportunity to join the eight different winners this season.
• ELLA LLOYD returns to the scene of her impressive debut as last year’s Wild Card entry, where she delivered P9 and P7 finishes despite technical issues limiting her practice time. Now sitting fourth in the standings with three podiums and a reverse grid win under her belt, the McLaren Driver Development Programme member is hunting for that elusive main race victory to become the first rookie to win on Grand Prix Sunday this season.
• Two debutants join the grid as 16-year-old LISA BILLARD becomes the youngest-ever Wild Card entry while MEGAN BRUCE steps in for the injured AIVA ANAGNOSTIADIS at Hitech TGR. Both impressed at the inaugural Rookie Test with Billard just 0.092s off the pace, and they’ll face the added challenge of qualifying after sunset without prior Singapore testing as they audition for 2026 seats.

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