EMILY COTTY Secures Top-Ten UAE F4 Championship Finish at Season Finale

February 18, 2026

• EMILY COTTY showed resilience at Lusail, turning a disastrous 30th-place qualifying into a points-worthy performance. A mechanical failure in Q1 relegated her to the back of a stacked 38-car field, but she clawed back 12 positions to finish P18 in Race 1 despite only having two full green-flag laps due to multiple safety cars and red flags.
• The British-New Zealand driver finished as the highest-placed woman in the UAE F4 championship standings, securing a top-ten finish in her debut Middle Eastern campaign. Racing solo as the only female on the Qatar grid while her peers PAYTON WESTCOTT, ALBA LARSEN, KAYLEE COUNTRYMAN and EMMA FELBERMAYR were testing with F1 Academy in Shanghai, COTTY proved she’s among the sport’s rising talents.
• Across the season finale weekend, COTTY gained a combined 14 positions, consistently running in points-contention and matching drivers backed by Formula 1 teams and major academies. Her campaign included consistent points finishes and a maiden overall podium, establishing her as a genuine frontrunner capable of top-ten battles as she prepares for her primary 2026 Italian F4 program.

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