F1 ACADEMY and Components 1 have introduced that each one 10 present F1 groups have reaffirmed their dedication to sponsor a livery and driver within the all-female collection as a part of a multi-year partnership.
The Cadillac Components 1 workforce, who will be part of F1 in 2026, have additionally confirmed that they’ll be part of the F1 ACADEMY grid as a sponsor from 2027.
This settlement not solely reiterates the game’s deep dedication to rising feminine participation in motorsport, on and off the observe, but additionally displays the quickly increasing and extremely aggressive pool of drivers competing for a seat within the all-female F4-level collection.
As well as, with a deal with deeper expertise growth, from 2027 drivers who’ve competed within the two earlier seasons could also be granted an exemption to race within the collection for a 3rd season, in accordance with the up to date 2027 rules.
This new provision displays a tailor-made strategy to nurturing expertise and will likely be granted completely to drivers whose efficiency signifies sturdy potential for continued progress all through a 3rd marketing campaign.
The information comes at a time of continued world progress for F1 ACADEMY. The collection’ model platform has grown quickly within the three seasons since its launch in 2023, with races broadcast in over 170 world territories, the seven-part documentary collection on Netflix produced by Reese Witherspoon’s manufacturing firm Whats up Sunshine, F1: The Academy, and a cumulative social viewers throughout Instagram, YouTube, X and TikTok of 1.38 million.
Susie Wolff, Managing Director of F1 ACADEMY, stated: “The dedication of long-term assist from all 10 present Components 1 groups, and the addition of Cadillac to our grid from 2027, sends a strong message about the way forward for F1 ACADEMY.
“We’re not simply offering a platform for the present era of feminine drivers; collectively, we’re constructing a pathway to assist generations of expertise to return.
“We proceed to be impressed by the depth of feminine expertise popping out of the world of karting and are inspired by the expansion and power of the rising expertise pool.
“A sharpened deal with individualised expertise growth, together with the chance for drivers with excessive potential to compete in as much as three seasons, will give standout drivers the assist and platform wanted to completely realise their potential, whereas guaranteeing that the F1 ACADEMY grid constantly options the perfect feminine expertise.”
