CALLIE MAYER Blazes Trail as First Woman to Win F2, Eyes F1 Championship Glory
September 9, 2025
from www.overtake.gg
GRRL! musings:
IMPORTANT! We included this as a nice vision of where the world will shortly be, but this article is about a character in a video game, not real-life. So enjoy California “Callie” Mayer’s charge to the top of the motorsports world as a prep for what’s to come. 🙂
GRRL! SUMMARY:
- CALLIE MAYER is making history in F1 gaming’s Braking Point saga, emerging as a genuine championship contender who could become the first woman to win an F1 world title. Despite her father’s initial resistance to her racing career – preferring she develop “an interest in horses rather than horsepower” – she fought through family turmoil and financial uncertainty to reach motorsport’s pinnacle.
- Her ascent reads like a masterclass in proving doubters wrong. After becoming the first woman to win a race in an FIA-certified series during British F4, MAYER dominated the W Series twice before conquering F2 as champion. Her rookie F2 season included a stunning Zandvoort sprint victory where she pitted and charged from the back to win, channeling Charles Leclerc’s legendary 2017 Bahrain comeback.
- Now racing for Konnersport alongside teammate Aiden Jackson, MAYER is locked in a championship battle that could rewrite F1 history. Her journey from an 8-year-old sneaking onto kart tracks behind her father’s back to potential world champion represents exactly the kind of barrier-breaking we need to see more of. The gaming world has given us a glimpse of what’s possible when talent meets opportunity.
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