ALISHA PALMOWSKI & RAFAELA FERREIRA Lock Down Red Bull F1 Academy Spots for 2026

November 21, 2025

• Red Bull locked down both ALISHA PALMOWSKI and RAFAELA FERREIRA for another year in F1 Academy, proving that when you show up and deliver, these teams will invest in your future. PALMOWSKI grabbed a win in the season opener in Shanghai and sits fifth in standings, while FERREIRA earned her best result with a fifth-place finish in that same race and currently holds 12th position.
• The timing couldn’t be better with the title fight heating up in Las Vegas, where DORIANE PIN leads MAYA WEUNG by just nine points heading into the season finale. Meanwhile, CHLOE CHAMBERS claimed pole position for the first Vegas race, showing the depth of talent that’s making F1 Academy impossible to ignore.
• What we’re seeing here is Red Bull actually putting their money where their mouth is about developing women drivers. Both PALMOWSKI and FERREIRA are getting the full academy treatment through Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls programs respectively, with team principals talking about “going from strength to strength” and “continued development” – the kind of long-term thinking that’s been missing from women’s motorsport for far too long.

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