Doriane Pin has finally driven a Formula 1 car

At last, Mercedes has stopped teasing Doriane and all of us and let the 2025 F1 Academy champion drive a Formula 1 car. What a dream: She got to drive a Lewis Hamilton car at Silverstone. It was the W12 from 2021, a Mercedes to be remembered forever for controversial reasons, but being slow was not one of them. They did win the Constructors’ Championship that year, remember.

Pin was supported at track by both Kimi Antonelli and George Russell. It sounds like the whole team is supports her all the time, really. If you haven’t seen or heard her recent episode of F1 Beyond the Grid, make sure to do so. She’s got all the makings of someone who is going to make it.