RAFAELA FERREIRA Dominates Brazilian F4 Return with Victory at Interlagos

November 11, 2025

• RAFAELA FERREIRA delivered a masterclass in racecraft at Interlagos, proving she belongs among Brazil’s finest F4 talent. After spinning on lap one of Race 1, she charged from dead last through the field to finish fifth in tricky conditions – the kind of recovery drive that separates real racers from weekend warriors. Her ability to find pace and execute clean overtakes while others struggled with the slippery track showed exactly why F1 Academy snapped her up.
• Race 2 belonged entirely to FERREIRA, who turned a lightning start into a statement victory. Starting fourth, she immediately moved to third before using superior racecraft to systematically hunt down the leaders. Her perfectly-timed overtake on Fiorentino through the S do Senna demonstrated the kind of calculated aggression that wins championships. This wasn’t luck – this was a driver seizing her moment on home soil with the Formula 1 paddock watching.
• The weekend’s finale saw FERREIRA set the fastest lap while climbing from seventh to fourth in another rain-affected race, missing a podium by just 0.8 seconds. Her consistent ability to gain positions at the start and execute decisive overtakes – including that brilliant outside move at Turn 1 on Baptista – proved this wasn’t a fluke performance. After a challenging F1 Academy rookie season, this home showing reminded everyone what we’ve been saying all along about her potential.

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