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Alisha Palmowski Joins Red Bull Racing Academy ProgrammeRed Bull Academy Programme finalises F1 Academy 2025 line-up with Alisha Palmowskii joining the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme

AfteranexcitingfirstyearinF1Academy,RedBullAcademyProgrammeispleasedtoannouncethatAlishaPalmowskiisjoiningtheRedBullRacingPepeJeansAcademyProgrammefor2025.

Alisha had a successful debut in F1 Academy as the Qatar Wild Card entrant, where she placed fifth in the only contested race of the weekend. Following her debut, Alisha has secured her next step in single-seaters with a full-time seat with the Red Bull family for 2025.

Alisha Palmowski is an 18 year old British Racing Driver originally hailing from Derbyshire. As a long-time motorsport enthusiast, Alisha started her racing career in karts in 2018. From 2019-2021, Alisha competed in the Daniel Ricciardo Series, where she was Junior Vice Champion in both 2020 and 2021. She made the switch to cars in 2022 with the Ginetta Juniors Series, and in 2024, she was selected as the BRDC Rising Star, while also becoming the GB4 Vice Champion in her first year in single-seaters.

The Red Bull Academy Programme line-up in F1 Academy is finalised with Alisha joining Chloe Chambers and Rafaela Ferreira for 2025. All three drivers will be supported by and driving for Campos Racing. Red Bull and Campos Racing have a strong partnership aimed at advancing and supporting young drivers, with a multitude of Red Bull backed drivers driving for the squad across F3 and F2. Extending to F1 Academy is a natural progression of the partnership and shows the depth of both team’s commitment to developing the next generation of drivers.

In the F1 Academy series, drivers can only participate for two seasons, before stepping in to the next phase of their career. The Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme would like to thank current driver Hamda Al Qubaisi for her hard work and dedication over the 2024 season.

The 2025 F1 Academy season will consist of fourteen races in seven rounds across the globe in China, Saudi Arabia, Miami, Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore, and Las Vegas.

Alisha Palmowski said:

“I am incredibly excited and honoured to be joining the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Programme in F1 Academy for 2025. Oracle Red Bull Racing is one of the best teams on the grid, and to see the talent they have brought through the doors and to get to be a part of that next generation is something that I could never have imagined. The Team has been incredibly supportive so far, and I can’t wait to get fully underway with them in 2025 with the ultimate goal of winning the championship. I have already been working in the sim and with the Team to get a jumpstart on next year and have full focus on performing and delivering results.”

Red Bull Academy Programme Manager, Sarah Harrington, said:

“Alisha impressed us from the start and has already proved herself on the F1 Academy grid as a Wild Card entrant in Qatar. We are very excited to welcome her to the Red Bull Academy Programme for 2025, and she is a great addition to complete our line-up as we look to next season. We’ve taken a lot of key learnings from our first year in F1 Academy and are looking forward to building and pushing harder with a fresh challenge.”