PREMA Racing is delighted to announce that American driver Payton Westcott will compete with the team in the 2026 F1 Academy series, representing the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team.

F1 Academy has unveiled the calendar for the 2026 season, which, once again, features seven rounds in support of the FIA Formula One World Championship, including the series’ first-ever appearance at Silverstone.

It has been a perfect F1 Academy finale for PREMA Racing under the glamorous lights of Las Vegas, as Doriane Pin capped a strong full-season run by winning the 2025 Driver Championship. The French racer, a Mercedes-AMG F1 Team junior driver and an Iron Dame, made a key breakthrough on Saturday, when she cruised to victory in a hectic, wet Race 1. She then stayed out of trouble in Race 2 to clinch the title. Throughout the course of the season, she achieved four wins, the most of any driver, and eight podiums.

Iron Dame, Doriane Pin, has won the F1 Academy Drivers’ Championship title in Las Vegas following a highly competitive 2025 season.

F1 Academy is set for its 2025 finale, and as the series prepares to wrap up its third season, PREMA Racing is prepared to compete for the highest honours in Las Vegas. Lining up at the American street course, Doriane Pin is entering the weekend as the championship leader with a consistent season made of three wins and multiple podiums. The Frenchwoman achieved podium finishes and competed for victory in every round, and looks forward to sealing the deal in the second American outing for the 2025 series.