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F1 academies, a must

Despite the profound changes affecting Formula 1 since Liberty Media took control, the importance of academies in the accession to the premier category of young drivers has not diminished.

Published on 25/03/2023 à 16:55

Jeremy Satis

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F1 academies, a must

L'Alpine Academy, of which F2 driver Jack Doohan has been a member since last year, found itself at the heart of the news in the summer of 2022 © Eric Alonso / DPPI

Is it possible, in 2023, to access the Formula 1 without coming from one of the academies? In recent seasons, it has become as rare as a victory McLaren in Grand Prix. Symbol of their omnipresence, they are 12 out of 22 on the grid F2 to be residents of a Junior F1 Team this year. And if we stop at the first nine of the FIA ​​ranking F3 2022, only three drivers were not members of an academy… two of them ended up being signed this winter. More generally, since Nikita mazepin, who could count on

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