ABBIE EATON Tips LUNA FLUXA CROSS for F1, Predicts Female Driver by 2030

July 7, 2025

by Gavin Caney // from www.nationalworld.com

• ABBIE EATON, who made history as the first woman to win a Porsche Carrera Cup race in September 2024, is calling her shot: we’ll see a female F1 driver before 2030. Her pick? 14-year-old LUNA FLUXA CROSS, the Mercedes junior who became the first female winner of an FIA international championship since 1966 when she claimed the world karting title. Eaton’s reasoning is refreshingly practical – talent plus backing equals opportunity, and FLUXA CROSS has both in spades.
• The conversation gets real about what it actually takes to break through. Eaton doesn’t sugarcoat the “silly boxes” female drivers still need to tick – being marketable, articulate, and yes, conventionally attractive – while emphasizing that speed and talent remain non-negotiable. She points to JESSICA HAWKINS’ competitive Aston Martin F1 test as proof the gap isn’t insurmountable, but acknowledges the brutal financial reality where karting seasons now cost £200,000-300,000.
• What’s encouraging is the pipeline progress Eaton’s witnessing firsthand. The W Series and F1 Academy have created pathways that simply didn’t exist during her early racing days, resulting in more women moving through karting into F4 and beyond. Her concern? Motorsport’s evolution from sport to pure entertainment business is making the financial barriers even steeper, but at least more women are getting the chance to compete for those increasingly expensive seats.

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