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F1 ACADEMY Names 18 Rookies for Training Camp and Test at Navarra

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September 8, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • Eighteen future-eligible drivers including MILLA SJÖSTRAND, VICTORIA FARFUS, and SARA MATSUI selected for comprehensive development program combining physiological profiling, cognitive testing, and on-track evaluation at Circuito de Navarra.
  • AUTUMN FISHER, KOKORO SATO, ZOE FLORESCU, and LUNA FLUXA among rookies gaining hands-on team environment experience through engineering sessions, driver briefings, and professional media training before wheeling F1 ACADEMY machinery.
  • ELLA LÄHDEMAA, CARMEN KRAAV, ALEXIA DANIELSSON, and JORDYN DEZA-MARTIN part of expanded 2026 program featuring new Loughborough University Training Camp August 25-27, delivering science-backed athlete development insights.
  • EVA DORRESTIJN, SOFIA ZANFARI, GINEVRA PANZERI, ROSANNE DEN DRIJVER, CLARA STIEBLEICHINGER, and YANA KAPOOR complete rookie roster benefiting from strength conditioning seminars, resilience workshops, and performance lifestyle education.
  • KAREEN KAUR joins global talent pool showcasing pathway depth following successful 2025 inaugural test, with program advancing female athlete transition understanding across motorsport ecosystem through research collaboration.

UPCOMING:

  • F1 Academy Rookie Training Camp at Loughborough University: August 25-27, 2026
  • F1 Academy Rookie Test at Circuito de Navarra: September 8-10, 2026

LINKS TO RACER'S PROFILE PAGES:

MILLA SJÖSTRAND VICTORIA FARFUS SARA MATSUI AUTUMN FISHER KOKORO SATO ZOE FLORESCU LUNA FLUXA ELLA LAHDEMAA CARMEN KRAAV ALEXIA DANIELSSON EVA DORRESTIJN SOFIA ZANFARI GINEVRA PANZERI ROSANNE DEN DRIJVER CLARA STIEBLEICHINGER YANA KAPOOR KAREEN KAUR

all-female f1 academy, circuito de navarra, single-seater racing

GRRL! summary based upon reporting by WhenInManila originally appearing on www.wheninmanila.com