F1 Academy Silverstone Recap | Chiara Bättig Makes History & Palmowski Wins at Home | Nina Gademan

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In this episode, we recap F1 Academy’s first-ever race weekend at Silverstone, where Wild Card driver Chiara Bättig immediately became one of the biggest stories of the season.

The 16-year-old topped practice, became the first Wild Card driver to take pole position, set the record as F1 Academy’s youngest pole sitter, and finished P2 in the Feature Race to claim the first Wild Card podium in series history.

We also break down Emma Felbermayr’s Reverse Grid Race victory, Alisha Palmowski’s home Feature Race win, and Nina Gademan’s quietly impressive weekend that moved her into P3 in the Drivers’ Championship.

Plus, we discuss Ella Lloyd’s first podium of the season, Lisa Billard’s heartbreaking stall from P3, the collision between Rafaela Ferreira and Ella Stevens, the resulting grid penalty, and how the Silverstone results changed both championship standings.

Finally, we highlight Bättig’s racing background, take a closer look at Gademan’s strong weekend, and preview the next F1 Academy round at Zandvoort.

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⏰ Timecodes ⏰
00:00 Intro
00:35 Welcome to the Silverstone Recap
01:05 F1 Academy Refresher
03:28 Going Into the Weekend
09:49 Practice
12:52 Qualifying: Chiara Bättig Makes History
15:50 Reverse Grid Race
22:58 Feature Race
28:17 Ferreira and Stevens Collision
32:18 Championship Standings
33:38 Wild Card Spotlight: Chiara Bättig
38:36 Driver Spotlight: Nina Gademan
41:26 Looking Ahead to Zandvoort
44:04 Final Thoughts

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