ABBIE EATON Tips LUNA FLUXA CROSS for F1 Breakthrough Before 2030

June 26, 2025

by Gavin Caney // from www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

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ABBIE EATON, who made history as the first female to win a Porsche Carrera Cup race in September 2024, is putting her money on 14-year-old LUNA FLUXA CROSS to break Formula 1’s 32-year female drought. Eaton’s reasoning? The Mercedes junior has the speed, the backing, and most crucially, the “wonga” – because let’s be real, talent alone doesn’t pay for F1 seats. FLUXA CROSS already proved she belongs at the top by becoming the first female to win an FIA international championship since 1966 with her world karting title.
But Eaton isn’t just throwing around feel-good predictions – she’s calling out the industry’s problematic history of giving women “PR opportunities” instead of genuine chances. She wants the right driver to get the shot, not just someone who ticks marketing boxes. The mention of JESSICA HAWKINS’ competitive Aston Martin F1 test proves women can handle the jump, but as Eaton bluntly puts it, “she has to be something special and she needs a lot of wonga behind her.” At least someone’s being honest about F1’s pay-to-play reality.
While celebrating the progress – more women in karting flowing through to F4, plus series like W Series and F1 Academy creating excitement – Eaton doesn’t sugarcoat the brutal economics. A European karting season for a 12-year-old now costs what she could run an entire Porsche Carrera Cup campaign for. Her assessment that motorsport has shifted from sport-first to pure entertainment business hits hard, especially when we’re watching genuine talent get priced out while checkbook racers fill grids.