(Motorsport-Total.com) – In 2025, Doriane Pin won the F1 Academy title with the support of Mercedes. In the podcast Beyond The Grid, the 22-year-old has now revealed that she could potentially complete a private Formula 1 test for the Silver Arrows in the future.
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Team principal Toto Wolff has already told her that the plan is to put her in a Formula 1 car, she reports. “Of course, we first had to wait and see how it went in the simulator, and then that was the possible next step,” Pin explains.
“But it went well in the simulator, actually very well, and that’s why the idea came up to allow me a private test and give me the chance to drive the real car,” says the F1 Academy champion.
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It was only in January that Mercedes promoted Pin to development driver. “As a development driver, she will be part of the driver lineup involved in the development program in the simulator and other activities at the factory and at the racetrack,” the team said at the time.
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Now, however, Pin is also pushing for a test in the real car, according to her own statement, “because I really want to get the chance to drive the car and show that there is potential. After all, my goal is to get into Formula 1.”
“That’s why I will make sure that I am completely ready before I get behind the wheel in reality,” explains the Frenchwoman. There hasn’t been a seat fitting yet, which is why it will probably take some time before a Formula 1 test could actually happen.
Pin became runner-up in her first F1 Academy season in 2024 behind Alpine-supported Abbi Pulling. In 2025, she won the title in the women’s series, and in 2026, she will compete in the LMP2 class in the ELMS. Additionally, she is a development driver for Mercedes in Formula 1 and for Peugeot in the World Endurance Championship (WEC).
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