Mathilda Paatz: The young racing driver from Cologne fights for her dream!

Mathilda Paatz: The young racing driver from Cologne fights for her dream!

Köln, Deutschland - Mathilda Paatz, a 16-year-old racing driver from Cologne, has qualified with a wildcard for the "F1 Academy" and brings a breath of fresh air to the world of motorsport. This weekend she drives in Montreal and has already had some exciting races. In the first race, however, she had a violent crash in the dreaded "Wall of Champions", which was painful, but did not discourage her - on the contrary, with a laughing eye, she said: "I will scare my driving instructor!" href = "https://www.bild.de/Sport/Meinem-fahrlerde-Inen-schreecken-mathilda-mathilda-1-aus-koeln-will-in-die-1-684e0021c500125714a3c5aa" Class = "Source_1"> Image reported .

In the second race, she wanted to do it better: she started from 15th place and managed to reach the 11th place. A total of three races are planned as part of the Kanada Grand Prix, and the third highlight will take place on Sunday at 4:55 p.m. (Sky Live). Mathilda cannot be got down by the challenges in the competition. "I want to be a role model for the next generation," she explains and looks optimistically into the future.

The F1 Academy: step by step to Formula 1

The "F1 Academy" was launched to specifically promote young drivers between the ages of 16 and 25 and to increase the visibility of women in motorsport. According to the WDR, the aim of this series is to offer talented drivers a platform to prepare on higher competitive levels, such as Formula 3 and Formula 2, . The women of tomorrow should also be started here . During her career so far, Paatz was the first German woman on the podium in the Central European Formula 4 championship.

The F1 Academy is an official feeder series of Formula 1, and thus an important part of the development pyramid for female racing drivers. A total of 15 drivers started in the first season and the current title holder is the Spaniard Marta García, who previously drove in the Weries. Managing Director Susie Wolff has big plans: "In 8 to 10 years, the first woman could sit in Formula 1," she said recently to illustrate the ambition and hope in this otherwise so male -dominated sport . .

A look behind the scenes

Mathilda Paatz has made impressive progress that are not only thanks to your driving technique. Her journey in motorsport started at the age of four when she started in the kart. Before that, however, she had been active in skiing and then took the big step into the racing business. "I have also gained experience in the men's domain motorsport, where I was often isolated," she explains. Her father, Michael Paatz, a former racing driver and team boss, supports her as a coach. In their own racing team, which was named after her, the family also gave the family a lot of fun.

It will be particularly exciting because next year the entire F1 Academy season is on the program and plans to drive on the podium. Due to the media presence that the F1 Academy now enjoys-numerous broadcasts by Sky and even a Netflix documentary about the racing row-not only is promoting their own career, but also the entire topic of women in motorsport is increasingly in focus.

With the aim of revolutionizing sport and also gaining visibility in addition to talent, the F1 Academy is the key for young drivers such as Mathilda Paatz to realize its dream of Formula 1.