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Reigning F1 Academy champion Alisha Palmowski will become a member of the Red Bull Junior Team next year, and step up to Formula Regional European Championship with Rodin Motorsport.
For the last two seasons, Palmowski has competed in the all-female Formula 4 championship F1 Academy in a car run by Campos Racing and with the livery of Formula 1 team Red Bull Racing.
She started 2025 on top with victory at Shanghai, but sank to fifth in the points as she only made the podium four more times.
Although it took until race three to win this year, Palmowski had finished second from pole position in round one at Shanghai and went on to claim five wins and six poles to wrap up the title before next week’s season finale on Las Vegas’s Strip Circuit.
“I’m so excited to continue my journey with Red Bull,” said the 20-year-old Briton. “I joined this family just under two years ago as a young girl with dreams of making them come true. Winning the title in Austin, with my family there and so many people from Red Bull, was surreal, and it’s a weekend I’ll never forget.”
She added: “Next season brings a new series, a new team and a fresh opportunity to test myself. Moving up the single-seater ladder has always been the goal, and I’m incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to race in FRegional with Rodin. I can’t wait to get going.”
Palmowski has also raced part-time for Campos in Formula Winter Series since 2025, qualifying on pole in her third event, and in 2024 she gained her first F4 experience in GB4 where she was championship runner-up with three victories (including winning on debut), eight other podiums and two poles.
F1 Academy’s inaugural champion Marta Garcia stepped up to FREC after winning the 2023 title before then switching to sportscars, 2024 champion Abbi Pulling has impressed in GB3 for the last two seasons, and Doriane Pin doubled up in FREC en route to the 2025 F1 Academy title before returning to sportscar racing.