Hitech TGR Team Manager Dan Hodder praised Esmee Kosterman after the 20-year-old became the first points-scoring Wild Card driver this season.

Hitech TGR Team Manager Dan Hodder praised Esmee Kosterman after the 20-year-old became the first points-scoring Wild Card driver of the 2025 campaign.

Hodder hails Kosterman’s ‘mature drive’ for showing Hitech TGR’s true pace

The 20-year-old has become the first Wild Card entry to score points this season, undoubtedly making her mark on the series in Zandvoort.

A few days ago, Esmee Kosterman had never competed in F1 ACADEMY before. Now, the 20-year-old has become the first Wild Card entry to score points this season, undoubtedly making her mark on the series with her performance in Zandvoort.

‘The best weekend that I’ve had in my whole life!’ — Wild Card Kosterman thrilled with points finish in Zandvoort

Havrda penalised following Zandvoort Qualifying

Following the conclusion of F1 ACADEMY Free Practice 1 in Zandvoort, Nicole Havrda has been awarded grid penalties for both Race 1 and Race 2. 

Havrda handed grid penalties following Zandvoort Free Practice 1

We caught up with Bickerton-Jones to get her the lowdown on working with the Wild Cards and how invested you become in the success of your team. 

When looking to find those extra tenths on track, the relationship between a driver and their engineer is pinnacle to success. For most drivers, that bond develops over the course of a season or more, but for Mia Bickerton-Jones, Junior Engineer at Hitech TGR, her challenge is unique amongst the grid.
Teaming up with the Wild Card entry, she has a new driver at the helm for every round. We caught up with Bickerton-Jones to get her the lowdown on her path to the paddock and she explains how invested crew members become in the success of their team. 

Career Spotlight: Mia Bickerton-Jones, Junior Engineer at Hitech TGR

The Canadian driver reveals what she loves most about home and why her biggest achievement so far shouldn’t fly under the radar. 

A competitive spirit has always fuelled Nicole Havrda, but the American Express driver’s passion for racing was initially focused on the pool rather than the racetrack.
Facing our must-know quickfire questions, the Canadian driver reveals what she loves most about home, how she gets fire up before a race and why her biggest achievement so far shouldn’t fly under the radar. 


Introducing Nicola Havrda: The American Express driver on Chinese food, Michael Jordan and a life-changing trip to the Austrian GP

Anagnostiadis picks which motorsport figures stand out to her, from those closest to home to those whose footsteps she dreams of following in. 

Aiva Anagnostiadis is learning as she goes in her rookie F1 ACADEMY campaign, but she’s got a strong support network around to remind her to enjoy every opportunity that comes her way.
Before she celebrates her 18th birthday next week, the TAG Heuer driver picks out which motorsport figures stand out to her, from those closest to home to those whose footsteps she dreams of following in. 


Her competitive mum and formidable World Champions: Aiva Anagnostiadis’ Racing Idols

Following the conclusion of Race 2 in Montreal, Nicole Havrda has been handed a grid penalty for Race 3 on Sunday.

Havrda penalised following Montreal Race 2

The 16-year-old German driver will join the F1 ACADEMY grid as the Wild Card entry for Round 4 of the 2025 season in Montreal.

Mathilda Paatz will join the F1 ACADEMY grid as the Wild Card entry for Round 4 of the 2025 season in Montreal.

Mathilda Paatz confirmed as the Wild Card entry for Round 4 in Montreal 

The TAG Heuer driver reckons there were more positives to her performance than the results themselves show in Miami.

Aiva Anagnostiadis might not have added any points on the board in Miami, but the TAG Heuer driver reckons there were more positives to her performance than the results themselves show. 

‘We’ve made baby steps’ - Anagnostiadis vows to push on after progress in Miami 

Ava Dobson penalised after Miami Free Practice 2

Hitech TGR’s debut F1 ACADEMY weekend wasn’t what the team was hoping for after Anagnostiadis and Havrda dealt with mixed fortunes in Shanghai.

Hitech TGR’s debut F1 ACADEMY weekend wasn’t what the team was hoping for after Aiva Anagnostiadis and Nicole Havrda dealt with mixed fortunes in Shanghai.

‘Another step up from where we started’ - Hitech TGR’s Anagnostiadis and Havrda determined to put challenging Shanghai behind them

Shi Wei is determined to use her experience as the Shanghai Wild Card to encourage and empower women in the sport on home soil in China.

On the eve of achieving her dream of racing in F1 ACADEMY, Shi Wei is determined to use her experience as the Shanghai Wild Card to encourage and empower women in the sport on home soil. 
Becoming the first Chinese driver to race in the series, Shi values the significance of this moment — not only for her own ambitions but to showcase the talent of female Chinese racers on a global stage.


‘A breakthrough of my personal dream' – Shi Wei on becoming F1 ACADEMY’s first Chinese Wild Card driver

The newest arrivals to the F1 ACADEMY paddock, the British team recognise that they’ll have a mountain to climb to catch up to their rivals this year.

Hitech TGR are the newest arrivals to the F1 ACADEMY paddock and the British team recognise that they’ll have a mountain to climb to catch up to their rivals this season. 
But they’ve put their best foot forward, tapping into fresh potential with American Express driver Nicole Havrda and Aiva Anagnostiadis for TAG Heuer. They’ll also be fielding the Wild Card entry at all seven rounds this season.  
A squad with as rich and successful racing history as Hitech will already know what needs to be done from the outset, starting with getting acquainted with their new car and drivers. But what are the chances of them tasting success in their first season? 

TEAM GUIDE: Hitech TGR’s new faces ready to kickstart their F1 ACADEMY era 

Australian driver Aiva Anagnostiadis is set to join the F1 ACADEMY grid as part of a new and innovative partnership with TAG Heuer.

Australian driver Aiva Anagnostiadis is set to join the F1 ACADEMY grid as part of a new and innovative partnership with TAG Heuer, which will become an Official Partner and Timekeeper of the series in 2025.

Aiva Anagnostiadis joins F1 ACADEMY supported by TAG Heuer

The F1 ACADEMY Official Partner announced the 19-year-old Canadian as their chosen driver for the upcoming F1 ACADEMY season.

Nicole Havrda will be racing in American Express colours in 2025, as the F1 ACADEMY Official Partner announced her as their chosen driver for the upcoming F1 ACADEMY season. The 19-year-old Canadian began karting on home soil in 2019, achieving first place in the Calgary Shootout alongside success in the Rotax Max Finals. 

Nicole Havrda steps up to F1 ACADEMY with American Express 

The Chinese driver has been announced as the first F1 ACADEMY Wild Card for 2025, joining the grid for the opening round of the season in Shanghai.

F1 ACADEMY has today announced that Shi Wei, also known as ‘Tie Dou’, will be the first F1 ACADEMY Wild Card entry for 2025, joining the grid for the opening round of the season at the Shanghai International Circuit.

Shi Wei confirmed as the Wild Card entry for Round 1 of 2025 season in Shanghai

F1 ACADEMY has today announced that Hitech Grand Prix will join the grid and operate three cars from the 2025 season, expanding the grid to 18 cars.

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