F1 Academy Zandvoort Recap | Westcott’s Maiden Win & Palmowski’s Grand Slam | Jade Jacquet

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In this episode, we recap the 2026 F1 Academy weekend at Zandvoort, where Payton Westcott turned a last-minute reverse-grid pole into her first F1 Academy victory and Alisha Palmowski answered a difficult opening race with the first grand slam of her F1 Academy career.

We break down the wet-to-dry qualifying session, Palmowski’s fourth pole of the season, the red flags, and Zoe Florescu’s technical disqualification after initially qualifying P7. We also cover Westcott’s control of both safety-car restarts, Palmowski’s stalled start, the penalties and DNFs for Natalia Granada and Jade Jacquet, and a much cleaner feature race in which all 18 drivers reached the finish.

It was also a huge weekend for MP Motorsport. Alba Larsen earned the first two F1 Academy podiums of her career with back-to-back P2 finishes, while Nina Gademan delivered two P3 finishes on home soil. We discuss Palmowski’s tire management, Larsen’s early pressure for the lead, and how the results changed both championship tables.

Palmowski now leads Emma Felbermayr by 48 points, Larsen has climbed from ninth to fourth, and Campos Racing has extended its teams’ championship advantage. Finally, we spotlight wild-card driver Zoe Florescu and weekend standout Alba Larsen before looking ahead to Austin’s three-race weekend and Palmowski’s first opportunity to clinch the title.

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⏰ Timecodes ⏰
00:00 Cold Open
01:00 Intro: Round 4 at Zandvoort
01:22 F1 Academy Refresher
04:44 Testing and Pre-Race Standings
06:45 Key Zandvoort Storylines
08:43 Practice Recap
11:54 Wet Qualifying and Technical Disqualification
15:32 Reverse Grid Race Podium
15:53 Westcott’s Maiden Victory
17:39 Race 1 Incidents, Penalties and DNFs
21:19 Reverse Grid Race Takeaways
21:53 Feature Race Podium
22:28 Palmowski vs. Larsen
25:06 Feature Race Takeaways
25:42 Drivers’ and Teams’ Standings
27:03 Wild-Card Spotlight: Zoe Florescu
31:20 Driver Spotlight: Alba Larsen
36:29 Next Race Teaser: Austin
39:15 Championship Clinch Scenarios
41:15 Final Thoughts

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