Battig Makes Statement; Palmowski Leads At Home (2026 F1 Academy British GP Reaction)

F1 Academy certainly delivered in its first appearance as a support race for the British Grand Prix, with championship contenders Alisha Palmowski and Emma Felbermayr picking up victories, but it was Wildcard driver Chiara Battig who stole the show.Battig became the first wildcard driver to take pole, and the youngest pole sitter in F1 Academy history, en route to a P2 finish in the feature race and 22 points on the entire weekend.In today's episode, Kathryn breaks down:-More of Battig's statement-making weekend-What Palmowski and Felbermayr need to do to bring the championship to the final races of the season-Highlights from the rest of the field-What it could take to finally see a female F1 driver back in the car on the same track F1 Academy Managing Director Susie Wolff raced on with Williams back in 2015-And moreFollow Going Off Track:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wwpnAMPS6du32PcZGl2vv?si=8e229c627d094632Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-off-track-with-kathryn-emily/id1699138189 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl7pLj9uEBtSVTF38skGHqg?sub_confirmation=1