LIA BLOCK Leaves Williams F1 Academy After Breakout Season for Rally Career

November 24, 2025

• LIA BLOCK is making the smart play, leaving Williams F1 Academy after maxing out her two-season limit to return to rally racing where she’s already proven herself. The 19-year-old’s journey shows exactly what F1 Academy should do – give women a legitimate shot at high-level open-wheel racing, then trust them to make their own career decisions.
• BLOCK’s progression in F1 Academy was textbook – from zero open-wheel experience to first points in just four races, then building to a breakthrough 2025 season with a podium at Zandvoort and her first win at Singapore. That’s the kind of development curve that proves the series works when drivers get proper support and seat time.
• What makes BLOCK’s choice compelling is that she’s not running from open-wheel racing – she’s choosing her strength. She already claimed the 2023 American Rally Association Open 2WD title and has shown speed in Extreme E. Following Ken Block’s legacy while carving her own path? That’s exactly the kind of confident decision-making we want to see from young women in motorsports.

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