Palmowski secures maiden F1 ACADEMY pole in Shanghai
Red Bull's Alisha Palmowski secured her maiden F1 ACADEMY pole position in a dominant qualifying session in Shanghai. Clocking a time of 2m 04.182s, she outpaced Ferrari’s Alba Larsen by over four tenths. Audi’s Emma Felbermayr took third, followed by Mercedes’ Payton Westcott, who finished as the top-placed rookie in fourth. The session, which saw a brief red flag due to Haas driver Kaylee Countryman, set the stage for an exciting opening race, with Nina Gademan set to start on pole for the reverse grid Saturday race.
