DORIANE PIN Gets F1 Simulator Time at Mercedes After Academy Title Win

December 17, 2025

• DORIANE PIN has moved from F1 Academy champion to Mercedes simulator driver in record time, confirming she’s already logging hours at Brackley with a potential F1 test on the horizon. The 21-year-old French driver won the 2025 title with surgical precision, finishing 15 points clear of Ferrari junior MAYA WEUG with four wins, eight podiums, and never finishing lower than sixth.
• While PIN’s immediate 2026 plans point toward endurance racing and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in Hypercar, she’s not hiding her ultimate ambition. “My dream has always been to race single-seaters and one day reach F1,” she stated, pointing out the obvious problem: “I think a lot of people say it’s impossible because they haven’t seen a woman in F1 for years and there’s no role model.” Someone’s clearly ready to change that narrative.
• Mercedes is weighing multiple pathways for their new protégé, with PIN hoping to have her next step confirmed before Christmas. Whether it’s the simulator-to-test-to-F1 pipeline or the endurance racing route, we’re watching a driver who believes she can “move mountains” – and honestly, after that Academy performance, who’s going to bet against her reaching what she calls her “final destination”?

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