On the grid right now.
Michalina Sabaj (Poland)
One of the more experienced drivers on the F4 CEZ grid, entered under the AS Motorsport banner.
Ginevra Panzeri (Italy)
Born in Bergamo in 2008, in a kart by age five. Her first career points came in the opening race at Estoril in 2026. Entered under PA Racing by AS Motorsport.
F4 CEZ · Italian F4 · Formula Winter Series · E4
In detail.
Michalina Sabaj
2024 was a season of consistent points-scoring under car #61. 2025 was harder, well below that earlier form. 2026's job is simple to state and harder to do: get the confidence and pace back, and become a regular top-ten contender.
At Round 1, Red Bull Ring, she qualified 12th in her group. In the first race she passed Igor Polak and František Němec, climbed into the top 15, and finished P13. After three rounds she sat on nine points in the overall standings and third in the Female Trophy.
Ginevra Panzeri
Her background is mostly amateur karting, with competitive starts in the WSK Final Cup and Trofeo Delle Industrie in the OK-N class through 2024 and 2025. Her first Formula 4 tests came in late 2024 with AKM Motorsport. 2025 brought a Formula Winter Series and E4 campaign with AKM, including Female Trophy wins at Barcelona and Mugello.
2026 is her first year with AS Motorsport. Her first career points arrived in the opening race at Estoril in the Formula Winter Series, where she finished the campaign 29th overall. Her main programme this season is French F4 with the FFSA Academy — sixth and seventh at Dijon, though not eligible for points there. Alongside it, she's made selected starts with AS Motorsport / PA Racing in F4 CEZ, Italian F4 and E4.
At Red Bull Ring, Round 1 of F4 CEZ, she qualified 9th in her group, finished P12 on track and was promoted to P11 — three tenths off the car ahead — and took her first Female Trophy win of the season, ahead of Paatz in P12 and Sabaj in P13. After the opening round she sat 18th in the F4 CEZ overall standings.
Four championships, one calendar.
F4 CEZ
Run by ACCR and Krenek Motorsport, now in its fourth season. 2026 brought a record 44 cars from 21 teams to the grid — more entries than any Formula 4 series in Europe has fielded. Each round runs four races: three qualifying races and a final for the top 32. Points go to the top 15; there's none for pole or fastest lap.
Italian F4
The oldest championship built to the FIA F4 regulations, and in 2026 the most competitive: 47 drivers on the grid. Panzeri races there part-time under #64.
Formula Winter Series
The compulsory first step of any modern season. Nowadays, it has become compulsory to do a winter series. These championships allow teams to test set-ups, to create a real working dynamic with drivers, and for them, it's the opportunity to be fully ready and operational for the first round of their main programme. Those who don't do these series often start with a little handicap compared to those who did it.
E4
A parallel programme run alongside the rest of the calendar.
Not a quiet grid.
44 cars in F4 CEZ, 47 drivers in Italian F4 – European Formula 4 hasn't fielded grids this size before. Jenzer Motorsport, the series benchmark, is on the 2026 F4 CEZ grid alongside McLaren junior Ella Häkkinen. Six female drivers are racing this season, and at the opening round all six scored points and reached the final. This isn't a field to make up the numbers in.
One car, four championships.
The Tatuus F4-T421 (GEN2) is the current FIA Formula 4 chassis, and it's the same car across all four championships the team races in. The cars used for testing and track days are the same race cars — there's no separate, softer version.
Carbon fibre monocoque
Halo, FIA Formula 4 homologation
Abarth 1.4, four cylinders, turbocharged
Around 180hp
Six-speed sequential, paddle shift
Pirelli, slicks and wets