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7 months ago

It's race week in Austin!! 🇺🇸

This weekend, Formula 1 and F1 ACADEMY return for the United States Grand Prix at COTA.

We spoke again to @smileyreillly, founder of @gr1dgirlsclub, to get a real sense of the weekend. As a local, she gave us the best overview of a very packed race week in Austin.

From the best food and spots in the city to the myriad free fan activations, we've got you covered in our Destination Guide for the 2026 United States Grand Prix.

And to help you find your way around, we've mapped every spot in this guide in Google Maps!

Read the full article and get the map in the link in bio 🔗

📸 F1 Academy, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, Red Bull Content Pool, Reilly Menchaca.

#austingp #austintx #motorsport #cota taken in Austin, Texas by @itsraceweek.app

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9 hours ago

From karting with her twin brother to the F1 ACADEMY grid, Natalia Granada's journey is a reminder that behind every driver is a story of passion, perseverance and the people who support you and help you make it possible.

Natalia made her single-seater debut with PREMA Racing and the support of Sephora. Securing a podium in her very first race with the academy in 2026, the Spaniard has already shown what determination can achieve.

Read the full article by clicking the link in bio 📰

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#womeninmotorsport
#womeninsports
#motorsport
#racing by @itsraceweek.app

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5 days ago

Can sim racers make the switch and thrive on track? 🏎️

Genevieve Ooi’s racing career is proof that they can.

As a standout in Toyota’s Young Talent Development Programme, and learning from Malaysia’s first and only F1 driver, @alexyoongf1, @genevieveooi_ shares what it’s like to navigate paddock skepticism, balance esports with physical racing, and chase her ultimate goal: being known simply as the fastest driver on the grid.

Full story's on the site. Link in bio.

📸 Genevieve Ooi, Porsche Malaysia, Axle Motorsports by @itsraceweek.app

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8 days ago

"I’m super fortunate to have that and now be so ingrained with a Formula E team and have such a great relationship with Nissan."

@abbipulling is having a massive year in single-seaters, but her work behind the scenes with @nismo is quietly setting the stage for what comes next.

We caught up with Abbi at the Season 12 Finale in London to talk about her role as a rookie and simulator driver. From translating her time in the electric series back to her raw GB3 racecraft, to her standout moments in the car this year, she gave us a great look into her dual-track life.

Full story's on the site. Link in bio.

📸 Formula E Media Centre by @itsraceweek.app

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a month ago

ALL THE WOMEN IN INDYCAR & INDY NXT

From Janet Guthrie making history at the Indy 500 to Danica Patrick becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar race, women have been part of the story of American single-seater racing for decades.

While the series is currently in a drought on the female driver front, we’ve taken a look at all the women who have competed in IndyCar and Indy NXT, from the pioneers who paved the way to the latest generation of drivers taking on the series.

Read their stories on our website.
Link in bio. 🔗 by @itsraceweek.app

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a month ago

What does it really take to be a race engineer in F1 ACADEMY? 🏎️

For Eimear O’Connor, it’s about far more than data. It’s about knowing when to trust the telemetry, when to trust your instincts and, most importantly, when to trust the driver.

Now in her third season as a @prema_team Race Engineer, Eimear shares what happens behind the scenes of an @f1academy weekend, the importance of building genuine relationships with drivers, and why the pathway beyond F1 ACADEMY still needs work.

We sat down with her in Zandvoort to find out what it really takes to find that final tenth. 🏁

Read the full article via the link in bio.

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a month ago

Brands and celebrities: Stop sexualising women in sport!!!

Images like the ones portrayed in the Sydney Sweeney and Novig's ad are very damaging to women in sport and to young girls. Do better!!!

Women have come a long way and have been fighting for too long to have to deal with this all over again.

Share this post and any other you come across in this topic so we get more views on this trend than the ad itself.

And follow the amazing women from this reel:

@kareen.kaur_racing
@mathilda.paatz
@nekaanems_
@dorianepin
@sophiafloersch
@rafaelaferreira.18
@aimisaito_
@racerbia

#womeninmotorsport #sydneysweeny #novig #womensupportwomen #womeninsports by @itsraceweek.app

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a month ago

Motorsport paths are varied — but a former equestrian and law student turned racing driver? That's a first.

Meet Farah Irdina, the Malaysian driver and law student working her way toward the pinnacle of professional motorsport after entering her first kart race in her late twenties.

Since her debut in June 2023, Farah has spent a year building her karting portfolio, competing in the Sodi World Series, Asian Endurance Series, and Maverick League Sprint Race, with podium finishes along the way.

Read her full story in our latest article.
Link in bio 🔗

📸: Farah Irdina, DC Racing Solutions by @itsraceweek.app

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2 months ago

I spoke with Karima, one of the Girls on track volunteers about what the initiative is, what it offers, and her advice for girls who want to get into the world of motorsport.

If you’re a girl looking to discover more opportunities and communities in motorsport, here are some pages worth following:

🏁 @girlsontrackuk
🏁 @girlsacrossthegrid
🏁 @themotorsportsgirlies
🏁 @femalesinmsport
🏁 @ladiesonthegrid
🏁 @fiawim
🏁 @wearetheformation
Go give them a follow and discover more ways to get involved! 💜

#GirlsOnTrack #WomenInMotorsport #MotorsportGirls #GirlsAcrossTheGrid #morethanequal by @itsraceweek.app

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2 months ago

Summer break is over! Formula 1 and F1 ACADEMY are back on track this weekend in Zandvoort 🎉

The 2026 Dutch Grand Prix runs 21–23 August, and it's the last one. Five years of Formula 1 and F1 ACADEMY history at Zandvoort close out this weekend, making this a genuine farewell.

First time in Amsterdam or Zandvoort? We've got you covered.

To get a real sense of the weekend, on and off track, we spoke to @smileyreillly and @chelseyemm.a

Reilly founded @gr1dgirlsclub, which organises group trips for women to attend Grand Prix around the world. She's bringing eleven women to Zandvoort for her second consecutive Dutch GP trip.

Chelsey is a local motorsport content creator and founder of @herracingclub, an international community for women who love F1 and motorsport. She knows Amsterdam and Zandvoort inside out.

Read their full experience in our Destination Guide for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix.
Link in bio 🔗 taken in Circuit Zandvoort by @itsraceweek.app

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2 months ago

When you picture a Grand Prix weekend, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the glamour of it.
But, behind the curtains, it looks like something else entirely.

There’s a reason Formula 1 has been called “the big circus” for decades. It’s a travelling sport, a small city that gets built, run, and taken apart in the same four days, over and over, on five continents. F1 ACADEMY runs on the same logic, just at a very different scale.

For Round 3 of the F1 ACADEMY calendar, the all-women series landed in Silverstone for the first time in a very busy weekend as they squeezed their sessions between Formula 1, Formula 2, and Formula 3.

With so much happening at once, and it being the series’ first time on this circuit, we wondered what it takes for a weekend like this to run smoothly. So we headed to the F1 ACADEMY paddock and asked the ones who make it happen.

To read the full article, head to our website. Link in bio 🔗

Follow us for more high-quality storytelling around women, race-week experiences, and modern fandom. taken in Silverstone Circuit by @itsraceweek.app

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3 months ago