ATIQA MIR Makes History with 4th Place Finish in COTFA International Karting

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November 28, 2025

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Eleven-year-old ATIQA MIR just rewrote the record books at Champions of The Future Academy, becoming the highest-finishing female in the championship’s history with a fourth-place qualifying performance that had her missing the podium by just 0.07 seconds. When you’re beating world-class male drivers on an F1 Academy-supported stage, that’s not luck—that’s pure talent announcing itself.
Day 2 showcased exactly why we need to pay attention to this kid from Jammu and Kashmir. After qualifying fifth, MIR was running in podium contention for most of the race and made a gutsy last-lap overtake that put her in fourth. Sure, she dropped to seventh after pushing for that podium spot, but finishing seventh out of 28 drivers while going for broke? That’s championship mentality.
With father Asif Mir—a former Formula Asia vice-champion—providing guidance and the backing of Formula 1 Academy and Akcel GP, this isn’t some flash-in-the-pan performance. The season finale at Al Forsan next week gives MIR another shot to prove that her historic weekend wasn’t a fluke, and frankly, we’re here for whatever comes next from this emerging star.