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Mathilda Paatz \u2013 the Speedgirl<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Helmet on, gloves on - and full throttle! Mathilda Paatz loves speed. The schoolgirl from Cologne lives up to her reputation as a \u2018speed girl\u2019, both on the slopes and on the race track. \u2018Karting and skiing are two of my great passions,\u2019 reveals the 16-year-old, who also enjoys dancing. \u2018Nothing works for me without sport!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u2018speed girl\u2019 inherited her enthusiasm for motorsport from her father. Michael Paatz has been closely involved with the endurance championship at the N\u00fcrburgring for many years. First as a driver, later even as team boss. Paatz founded his own racing team over ten years ago. Naturally, a name was quickly found: Mathilda Racing!<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n

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Mathilda got into karting for the first time when she was just four years old - alongside her father, of course. And it was there that the now 16-year-old's talent began to shine through. \u2018I was amazed that Mathilda immediately reacted instinctively on our double kart,\u2019 says her father Michael Paatz proudly. \u2018Both her posture in the bends and her ability to judge the distance worked after just a few laps.\u2019 No wonder the youngster wanted to get behind the wheel herself one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wish quickly became a reality. And after just a few laps, it became clear that Mathilda Paatz had the talent of a racing driver. Since then, the 16-year-old has been battling for race wins and championships. The fact that motorsport is still considered a male domain does not bother the schoolgirl. \u2018I don't think girls have it harder, because girls can be just as good as the boys,\u2019 she says ambitiously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201eI don\u2019t think girls have it harder, because girls can be just as good as the boys.\u201c<\/p>\nMathilda Paatz<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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And Mathilda Paatz has already proven that. In the 2020 season, the schoolgirl competed with the TB Racing Team in the mini class of the ADAC Kart Masters and in the West German ADAC Kart Cup. In the process, the then twelve-year-old showed that the male competition is by no means at an advantage. At the event in M\u00fclsen, Mathilda Paatz celebrated a commanding double victory. In the end, she only just missed the championship title in third place. In turn, she not only won the Ladies Cup, but also the championship in the West German ADAC Kart Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next step followed in the 2021 season. Mathilda Paatz remained loyal to the TB Racing Team, but started in the next higher kart class, the OK Junior. This was no easy challenge, but passion and ambition drove the then 13-year-old to top performance. \u2018I was pretty sure that the first year wouldn't be easy,\u2019 Paatz is honest. \u2018But I wanted to achieve some places in the top ten.\u2019 And she managed to do so, so that the Cologne native's path continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After another year in karting with Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso's junior team, she will finally make the switch to motor racing in the 2024 season. Paatz competed for the \u201cADAC Formula Junior Team\u201d in her debut season in the French Formula 4, where she attracted attention with respectable successes: in Magny-Cours, the schoolgirl started from the front row of the grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In der Saison 2025 ging Paatz zun\u00e4chst in der Formula Winter Series an den Start, wo sie sich beim Finale in Barcelona einen Rennsieg in der Ladies-Trophy sicherte. Anschlie\u00dfend fuhr die 16-J\u00e4hrige f\u00fcr das eigene Team in der zentraleurop\u00e4ischen Formel-4-Meisterschaft, wobei sie ihrem gro\u00dfen Traum, eines Tages in der K\u00f6nigsklasse des Motorsports zu starten, wieder einen wichtigen Schritt n\u00e4herkam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mathilda Paatz absolvierte einen Gaststart in der F1 Academy im Rahmenprogramm der Formel 1 in Kanada und \u00fcberzeugte auf Anhieb. Ihre starke Leistung blieb nicht unbemerkt: Gleich mehrere Formel-1-Teams zeigten Interesse an der jungen K\u00f6lnerin, die sich schlie\u00dflich einen Platz im Nachwuchsprogramm von Aston Martin sichern konnte. In der Saison 2026 wird die 17-J\u00e4hrige nun f\u00fcr Aston Martin in der F1 Academy an den Start gehen.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mathilda Paatz – das Speedgirl Schon als Vierj\u00e4hrige stieg Mathilda zum ersten Mal ins Kart \u2013 nat\u00fcrlich an der Seite ihres Vaters. Und dort kam das Talent der heute 16-J\u00e4hrigen bereits zum Vorschein. \u201eIch war erstaunt, dass Mathilda auf unserem Doppelkart sofort instinktiv richtig reagierte\u201c, war Vater Michael Paatz stolz. \u201eSowohl die K\u00f6rperhaltung in den Kurven als auch die Einsch\u00e4tzung der Distanz funktionierten bereits nach wenigen Runden.\u201c Kein Wunder, dass der Nachwuchs eines Tages auch selbst hinter das Lenkrad klettern wollte. Der Wunsch wurde schnell zur Wirklichkeit. 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