I am one of a tiny handful of the top female kart racers in the world and my goal is to win the 'F1 Academy’. This is not an unobtainable dream it is a very real possibility. I am so thankful to the 'F1 Academy' talent and development team who have for some time now been advising me on how to achieve my goals.

​At the beginning of November 2025 at the final round I was on the podium and was confirmed as the 'PF international Champion’ 2025, I am the first female driver to win the championship in its 30 year history, every top British driver in recent history and three 'F1 World Champions’; Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Jenson Button have begun their journey by winning at 'PF International'. There were only 4 other female drivers in the championship, the next highest placed female driver in P9 and the next female driver after that was in P28! 

 

As a result of my achievements in 2025 I have been getting a lot of publicity in 2026 starting with articles by BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg5lzn9y9qo and BBC Radio https://www.facebook.com/bbcsheffield/videos/16-year-old-maisy-from-sheffield-aims-to-become-a-top-f1-driver-after-being-crow/2866882740369783/ This exposure has already begun to illicit approaches from multiple organisations and media companies that wish to either document or support my journey in 2026/2027.

In Oct 2025 I was invited to compete at the IAME 'Ladies Cup’ at ‘Le Mans' in France. It was my 2nd day ever in a Senior kart, at an iconic track I’ve never been to before, against 34 of the best female kart racers in the world, many from the top 10 are already involved in 'F1 Academy' programmes and race at ‘Le Mans' regularly and I managed a P2 and fastest lap in the ‘Super Heat’ In fact I was incredibly close to winning it, 0.107 seconds off to be precise, very happy to have achieved this result against this level of competition.

My goal is to race in and win the 'F1 Academy’ and 2026 will be the year that I begin my preparations to compete in the 'F1 Academy' Rookie test and hopefully show that the pace that I have in karting can be translated to fastest test lap times in the 'F1 Academy' ‘Rookie test’

We have a very clear strategy for my transition into single seater or ‘Formula' cars. It involves Holistic Development, beyond just racing, including physical fitness, mental strength, media training, and strategic career planning. I also have 2 separate driver coaches in place to help with my training. This will involve 'Sim work’ at Silverstone and Banbury in a Radical SR3 twin seater then on to actual real world testing in an SR3 at Donnington Circuit. From there I will begin training with my second driver coach and will be one of the first to drive the 'F1 Academy' car on the sim, my sim support have direct relationship with the ‘F1 Academy’ ie they have the actual 'F1 Academy' car on their sim system. Because of this they are currently working with a number of the girls who already race in the ‘F1 Academy' for teams such as 'Mclaren F1’ and 'Ferrari F1' All of the female drivers that have worked with both sim companies so far have subsequently signed with ‘F1 Academy’ teams, so they are definitely the right companies to go with. If I can translate my speed in karting into single seaters, I know I will be very competitive. If I'm able to secure a 'F1 Academy' 'Rookie test' in 2026 I feel sure with this level of preparation I can post a quick enough time to be in with a chance of being chosen for the ‘F1 Academy’

 

Why am I so sure of this? There are 2 or 3 drivers that have done exactly the above and are now signed to 'F1 teams’ 

My biggest challenge is to raise as much budget as possible to allow me to test in single seaters on both the sim and on track to illustrate by feeding back that data to the ‘F1 Academy’ that I have what it takes to win in the 'F1 Academy’

 

Age: 16 Nov 2025.

Living in: Sheffield United kingdom.
 
Currently in full time secondary education: Predicted to Achieve High Grades in all of my GCSE’s

Higher Education: My goal is to be accepted for the Loughborough University Enhanced DiSE Motorsport degree. The programme is run in collaboration with Motorsport UK, the National Governing Body for four wheel motorsport. It is a full time talent development pathway programme that equips the UK's most promising young drivers with the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to maximise their performance. I will be applying for this degree in March 2026. I will be running an adjacent ‘A’ Level programme with a tutor.

I am a member of ‘British Women Racing Drivers Club’

I have a strong social media following with on average 350k views per month on my instagram racing account alone. 

Instagram: @maisy_creed77

Web site: www.maisycreedracing.com

Linkedin: Maisy Creed.
 

Racing Stats.

 

• 2019 I began kart racing indoor at ‘Team Sport’ in Sheffield when I was 9 years old with friends purely for fun, I very quickly fell in love with the sport.

• 2020 I competed in the first ever ‘British Indoor Karting Championship’ when I was 10 years old beating over 2,000 young cadet drivers and made it through the local and regional finals by winning all rounds to the National Finals. I placed 3rd in the Semi Finals and was leading the National Finals to the middle of the event, eventually finishing 8th overall and the top finishing female driver. I hold cadet lap records for both Sheffield and Leeds.

• 2021/2022 Started my ‘Outdoor' Kart Racing career in 2021 in Mini Max and by 2022 was achieving multiple podiums and wins at club level in male only grids at circuits such as Fulbeck and Hooton Park.

• 2023 Switched to IAME X30 Junior Kart Racing at National level and this is when my results really start to stand out.

• 2025 I now race for one of the most successful teams and engine builders in UK Karting 'MDL Motorsport' owned by father and son duo Mark and Dave Litchfield, Mark is multiple 'British Champion' and is my driver coach.

• 2025 ‘British Kart Championship’ at PF International. As quoted by Henry Beaudette on the commentary during the event “An incredible performance from the Number 72 Wildcard entry Maisy Creed she has not been outside the top 10 all weekend” I came away with a P8 finish in heat 1 and a P10 in the Final of my first ever 'British Kart Championship’ Round.

• 2025 ‘Kartmasters’ is the ‘British Grandprix’ of Kart racing and is the most prestigious karting event in the UK with over 300 drivers competing, past winners include Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, George Russell the list goes on, this year I was tipped to be a contender for the first ever Female ‘Kartmasters Champion’ I qualified P6 in the rain out of 39 drivers only 2 female, and had a P5 in Heat 1 then engine failure and P7 in heat 2. 

• Sept 2025 Finished 2nd in the ‘British Women Racing Drivers Club’ Virtual Kart Championship.

• Oct 2025 I was invited to compete at the IAME 'Ladies Cup’ at ‘Le Mans' in France. It was my 2nd day ever in a Senior kart, at an iconic track I’ve never been to before, against 34 of the best female kart racers in the world, many from the top 10 are already involved in 'F1 Academy' programmes and race at ‘Le Mans' regularly and I managed a P2 and fastest lap in the ‘Super Heat’ In fact I was incredibly close to winning it, 0.107 seconds off to be precise, very happy to have achieved this result against this level of competition.

• Nov 2025 At the beginning of November 2025 at the final round I was on the podium and was confirmed as the 'PF international Champion’ 2025, I am the first female driver to win the championship in its 30 year history, every top British driver in recent history and three 'F1 World Champions’ Lewis, Hamilton,Lando Norris and Jenson Button have begun their journey by winning at 'PF International'. There were only 4 other female drivers in the championship, the next highest placed female driver in P9 is signed to an F1 programme and the next female driver after that was in P28! 

• 2026 I will continue to compete in karting both in the UK and Europe in multiple championships, including IAME Benelux, IAME Euro Series as I want to compete regularly against the top 5 female drivers in those championships, I will be moving up into the Senior categories in IAME X30. 

• 2026 My dream is to race in and win the F1 Academy, 2026 will be the year that I begin my preparations to compete in the F1 Academy Rookie test and hopefully show that the pace that I have in karting can be translated to fastest test lap times in the F1 Academy ‘Rookie test’.

• 2026 We have a very clear strategy for my transition into single seaters. I have 2 separate driver coaches in place to help with my training. This will involve 'Sim work’ at Silverstone in a Radical SR3 then actual real world testing in a Radical at Donnington Circuit. From there I will begin training with my second driver coach and will be one of the first to drive the 'F1 Academy' car on the sim, then on to real world testing in a either a GB4 of F4 car. If I can translate my speed in karting into single seaters, I know I will be very competitive. If I'm able to secure a 'F1 Academy' 'Rookie test' in 2026 I feel sure with this level of preparation I can post a quick enough time to be in with a chance of being chosen for the ‘F1 Academy'

• 2026 My biggest challenge is to raise as much budget as possible to allow me to test in single seaters on both the Sim and on track to illustrate that I have what it takes to win in the F1 Academy.

 

Many thanks for taking the time to learn about me and my goals for the future.

 

All the best Maisy Creed.