MEGAN BRUCE Steps Up to Full-Time F1 Academy Drive with TAG Heuer Campos
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February 25, 2026
GRRL! SUMMARY:
- MEGAN BRUCE lands a full-time 2026 F1 Academy seat with TAG Heuer and Campos Racing, capping an absolutely meteoric three-year journey from complete rookie to single-seater prospect. The 21-year-old Brit only started racing in 2023 with Caterham Academy, yet she’s already proven she belongs at this level with her Singapore debut filling in for injured AIVA ANAGNOSTIADIS.
- Her progression tells the story we love to see – Bruce grabbed her first podium after just five races in Caterham, then dominated the female entries in GB4 for most of 2025 while racking up nine top-10s as a rookie and a career-best fourth at Oulton Park. That consistency earned her the F1 Academy Rookie Test invite where she posted two top-four times, showing she can adapt quickly to new machinery.
- The TAG Heuer partnership represents serious backing for someone who was racing tin-tops three years ago, and Bruce clearly understands the opportunity ahead of her. She’s already supplemented her experience with F4 Saudi Arabian rounds (best finish seventh), showing the kind of hustle that suggests she won’t waste this shot at establishing herself in the championship’s most competitive era yet.
UPCOMING:
- 2026 F1 Academy Season Opening Round
- F1 Academy Pre-Season Testing
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