Miami Weekend Wild Card Announced

Throughout this season, a local driver will join the F1 Academy grid each weekend alongside Hitech TGR. For the first round of the year in the United States, the wild card was revealed on Monday. It will be American Ava Dobson.

Published 28/04/2025 à 16:07

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After Farah AlYousef in Saudi Arabia, and Shi Wei in China, Ava Dobson thus becomes the third Wild Card participant of this season of F1 Academy. After two disappointing performances for the two drivers before her, the local driver in the American event will certainly hope to draw inspiration from the Dutchwoman Nina Gademan, who is a starter for Prema Racing and supported by Alpine following the single round she had contested at Zandvoort.

At 16, Ava Dobson stepped forward as one of the youngest players on the grid in Florida. After starting the car In 2023, having been chosen to be one of five women financially supported by the Parella Motorsports Holdings Powering Diversity scholarship, the American has now been racing in the GB4 category since the second round of the 2024 season. Last year, the season ended in 17th place for her. Her commitment this weekend is also part of the partnership announced this Monday between the F1 Academy and Morgan Stanley.

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