The Latest Breaking News from F1 Academy

In the all-female support series, the 20-year-old Frenchwoman will drive a Mercedes-liveried car run by Prema, the team she runs with in sportscars and Formula 4.

Formula 1 is in the midst of its off-season, like many other motorsport championships, but it really is not long until racing gets back underway.

Following the success of F1 Academy in 2023, the series will return for a 21-race campaign across seven weekends this year. The all-female championship is directed by former Williams test driver Susie Wolff, who aims to help young women progress towards the higher levels of motorsport. 

On Tuesday, the F1 Academy managing director and spouse of Toto Wolff, the Mercedes motorsport boss, were set to be the subject of an investigation by the FIA Compliance Department.

On Tuesday, the F1 Academy managing director and spouse of Toto Wolff, the Mercedes motorsport boss, were set to be the subject of an investigation by the FIA Compliance Department.

Red Bull had no involvement in FIA's investigation of potential conflict of interest involving Toto and Susie Wolff. Other F1 teams raised concerns, but Red Bull didn't.

On Tuesday, the governing body announced it was looking into an alleged conflict of interest regarding the transfer of confidential information between a team principal and FOM employee.

Scottish ex-racer, who runs F1 Academy series, "deeply insulted but sadly unsurprised"

The FIA announced on Tuesday night that its Compliance Department had opened an investigation into potential breaches of the governing body's regulations.