F1 Academy is a
spec series; all teams competing with an identical
Tatuus F4-T421 chassis and tyre compounds developed by
Pirelli. Each car is powered by a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine developed by Autotecnica.
Driver changes • Prema Racing saw reigning champion
Doriane Pin move to
European Le Mans Series' LMP2 class with
Duqueine Team, Nina Gademan move teams to MP Motorsport, and
Tina Hausmann leave the series.
Alba Hurup Larsen remained with MP Motorsport but switched to
Ferrari, taking over from title runner-up
Maya Weug. • ART Grand Prix lost both
Lia Block, who returned to rallying, and
Aurelia Nobels, who graduated to the
GB3 Championship. They replaced them with a pair of French F4 graduates in Singapore wildcard driver
Lisa Billard, who retained the support of
Gatorade, and Jade Jacquet, who succeeded Block as the
Williams-backed driver. 16-year-old Kaylee Countryman moved over from USF Juniors and into the
Haas seat, previously occupied by
Courtney Crone. •
Hitech will have an all-new line up, as
Aiva Anagnostiadis was replaced by her Las Vegas substitute driver
Rachel Robertson, who secured
Puma sponsorship. Miami wildcard entry
Ava Dobson took over from
Nicole Havrda as the
American Express–supported driver. • Campos Racing replaced
Chloe Chambers with Singapore substitute driver
Megan Bruce, who succeeded Anagnostiadis as the
TAG Heuer–supported driver.
Wildcard entries • Chinese driver Shi Wei returned to race as the wildcard entry for the first round in Shanghai with the support of Juss Sports. == Calendar ==