Alisha Palmowski: "People Have NO IDEA How Hard This Is” | S03EP14

About this episode

Alisha Palmowski discusses her journey as a Red Bull F1 Academy driver and her upcoming race in Canada.

New EveryPlate customers can enjoy this special offer of only $1.99 a meal. Go to https://everyplate.com/podcast and use code TRACKLIMITS199 to get started. Applied as a discount on the first box, limited time only. In this episode of Track Limits, we sit down with Alisha Palmowski, Red Bull’s F1 Academy driver, as she prepares for her first-ever race weekend in Canada. From a bold new Montreal livery to her love of 70s disco, Alisha opens up about racing, identity, pressure, and the unexpected moments that have shaped her journey so far. She talks about growing up in a normal family far from the typical motorsport mold, winning the Ginetta Junior scholarship that changed her life, sim racing since she was eight, learning the unique challenges of F1 Academy machinery, and the surreal experience of training inside the Red Bull facility in Milton Keynes. Alisha also shares her view on legacy, misconceptions about motorsport, what she wants future drivers to know, and how she plans to take on Montreal for the very first time. This episode is honest, funny, and full of the passion that defines racing’s next generation. ⏱️ Episode Chapters 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – First time in…

People in this episode

Host: Track Limits

Guest: Alisha Palmowski

Topics covered

• motorsport
• F1 Academy
• personal journey
• identity
• pressure
• racing
• legacy

Keywords

• Alisha Palmowski
• F1 Academy
• Red Bull
• Montreal
• motorsport
• racing
• identity
• pressure
• Ginetta Junior scholarship
• sim racing

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Red Bull, F1 Academy, One Password

Products: EveryPlate

Places: Canada, Montreal, Milton Keynes

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