In an exciting finish, Emma Felbermayr claimed her first-ever win in F1 Academy in the second race in Montréal. Late safety car period helped her and took the victory away from Nina Gademan instead. Ella Lloyd capitalized on it as well, snatching the second place.
Felbermayr’s first win in F1 academy after a safety car finish comes just after she was disqualified from Race 1 for a technical infringement.
Title contender Maya Weug failed to score, allowing Doriane Pin to further extend her championship lead in a race packed with overtakes, retirements, and last-minute moves. Felbermayr first win in F1 Academy after safety car is what we came to expect from the entertaining series.
Trouble for Chong
Chloe Chong got off the line well, but quickly started losing positions. Gademan and Lloyd overtook her, and after running wide, she fell to the bottom of the top ten.
Gademan pulled away confidently at the front, while Felbermayr made her move past Lloyd to take P2 of the F1 Academy Race 2. Pin touched the grass and lost a few places, though not as many as Hausmann, who also struggled on the opening lap.
Lloyd and Hausmann were noted for early contact, with the McLaren-branded driver appearing to push the Aston Martin car off track. Felbermayr first win in F1 academy after safety car was ruled by the stewards, seeing neither driver predominantly at fault, and no penalties were issued.
Ferrari Juniors Tangle
By lap three, the order began to settle. Maya Weug climbed into P11, overtaking the wildcard entry and then passing Lia Block to reach P10. It was a small reward for the Ferrari junior, who had suffered car issues all weekend and lost the championship lead to Pin after Race 1.
A brief yellow flag was brought out when Chambers went off, claiming Pin had squeezed her wide. Soon after, Pin herself left the track during a battle with Lloyd. Although no official penalty was issued, her engineer instructed her to give the position back, which she did by lap 9.
At the front, Gademan remained in control, though she was handed a final warning for track limits. With Lloyd and Felbermayr further back, it looked like her own mistakes could be her biggest threat. Nobody knew what would come after…
Contacts and Chaos Mid-Pack
Weug collided with a fellow Ferrari junior Nobels, both going off track and losing a place to Block. The incident was noted by race control as Nobels pitted with damage. In the garage, she met up with Ferreira, who just climbed out of the car, retiring from the race.
Pin’s second attempt to overtake Lloyd mirrored the first, with another trip off track and another position returned. This time, it cost her even more, dropping her to P5 behind Larsen.
The next yellow flag soon escalated into a full Safety Car period, triggered by Havrda spinning out after making contact with Anagnostiadis. Racing in her home event (althoug she has Czech roots), Havrda’s car sustained suspension damage, and she was unable to continue.
Felbermayr Snatches the Win
With the safety car ending, there was just a final lap sprint — a familiar script after Race 1 of F1 Academy here in Montréal. Felbermayr timed her race restart perfectly, eyeing the win. Once Gademan started speeding up, she swept past her to take the lead.
Lloyd followed through into P2, and even made a bold move for the win at the final chicane. Felbermayr briefly cut the corner, but her team confirmed she was already ahead and did not need to give the place back.
Felbermayr first win in F1 Academy after safety car follows her disqualification from Race 1.
Championship Order
With Weug out of the points, Pin extends her newly gained championship lead. Despite her efforts, Gademan — who led most of the race — had to settle for the last place podium finish.
Pin got P4, followed by Larsen, Palmowski, Hausmann and then Block for the final points finish.