Doriane Pin just made F1 history for Mercedes. She wants more chances for women drivers

Doriane Pin couldn’t stop smiling.And who could blame her? Her childhood dream had just come true. She’d just become the first woman to test a Mercedes Formula 1 car and the first woman to drive an F1 car since Aston Martin’s Jessica Hawkins in 2023.The 2025 F1 Academy champion, nicknamed the “Pocket Rocket” and once deemed too small to drive a go-kart, drove Mercedes’ 2021 F1 car on Friday, completing 76 laps around the Silverstone National Circuit for a total of 124 miles.Advertisement