AURELIA NOBELS Takes First F1 Academy Podium as RACHEL ROBERTSON Shines on Debut

November 22, 2025

• AURELIA NOBELS finally broke through for her first F1 Academy podium after a masterclass drive from 13th to third in treacherous Vegas conditions. The Ferrari Academy driver, who’d been knocking on the door all season with steady improvement from fifth at Zandvoort to fourth in Singapore, seized her moment when it mattered most. Starting her final weekend in the series, she navigated four safety car periods and gained ten positions while others crashed out around her.
• Scottish newcomer RACHEL ROBERTSON delivered the kind of debut performance that makes you wonder what took so long to get her in a car. With just a handful of F4 weekends under her belt, the 18-year-old jumped straight into the F1 Academy chaos as a substitute driver and finished fourth after penalties—matching Nobels’ ten-place gain from her starting position. That’s the kind of raw talent that reminds us why we need more pathways for women to reach top-level racing.
• The race itself was pure carnage with DORIANE PIN somehow threading the needle through multiple safety car restarts to extend her championship lead to 20 points heading into the finale. Meanwhile, ALISHA PALMOWSKI’s disqualification for a technical infringement handed Nobels her podium—a reminder that in this sport, you earn everything twice: once on track and once in scrutineering.

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