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Paatz celebrates her first top 10 result in Formula 4 in Dijon

The knot has burst! Mathilda Paatz achieved her first top 10 result at the sixth round of the French Formula 4 Championship in Dijon. Although the 16-year-old from Cologne was only able to start the second race on Saturday from 20th position after an unfortunate qualifying session and an additional penalty, she fought her way up to tenth place in the course of the 20-minute race with a flawless performance. The ADAC Formula 4 Junior Team driver also made up a total of nine positions in the third race, impressively proving that she can definitely compete for the top positions in Formula 4.

17 September 2024 Formula 4 France

Paatz narrowly misses out on first top 10 result at Magny-Cours

The fifth race weekend of the French Formula 4 Championship in Magny-Cours could have been very successful for Mathilda Paatz. In a strong qualifying session, the 16-year-old proved that the trust placed in her was fully justified: the Cologne-based driver qualified ninth in the top 10 for the first time, less than a tenth of a second behind seventh place. Paatz lost three places in the first race and just missed out on her first points in twelfth place. Although things did not go as hoped in the other two races, after a turbulent weekend, the joy of the performance shown in qualifying and the great progress in terms of duel behaviour, aggressiveness and lap times outweighs the disappointment. Weiterlesen…

28. August 2024 Formula 4 France

Paatz celebrates good debut in French Formula 4

Mathilda Paatz from Cologne made her successful race debut in a formula car at the opening round of the French Formula 4 Championship in Nogaro: The 15-year-old, who made the switch from karting to formula racing this year and competes for the ADAC Formula 4 Junior Team, achieved two solid midfield finishes despite difficult weather conditions. Paatz gained valuable experience in her first race in a formula car. The promising debut gives hope for an exciting season, which also includes a race weekend at the legendary Nürburgring (26 to 28 July) in Germany. Weiterlesen…

18 April 2024 Formula 4 France

FIA Girls on Track: Mathilda Paatz is one of the best racing drivers in the world

Mathilda Paatz has made it to the final of the FIA project 'Girls on Track - Rising Stars'! The Cologne native was already one of the 14 best young female racers from all over the world and was now able to celebrate another success at the important shoot-out in Le Castellet, France. Paatz had to hold her own against seven competitors from her age group and convinced the expert jury, so that she qualified as one of four juniors for the decisive FIA-FDA Karting Scouting Camp of the Ferrari Driver Academy in November.

August 22, 2022 FIA Girls on Track