F1 ACADEMY™ has announced Esmee Kosterman as the Wild Card entry for Round 5 of the season at Circuit Zandvoort, representing TeamViewer, the global leader in remote connectivity and digital workplace solutions.
The 20-year-old Dutch driver will debut with F1 ACADEMY in a special edition livery that highlights innovators and changemakers driving progress – on and off the track.
“Our sport has the power to inspire change, and we are incredibly proud to be championing women both on and off track. We know that creating female role models in motorsport is already helping to improve participation at the junior level of racing, and working with TeamViewer, we are excited to take this further and inspire the next generation of women in STEM. Together our mission is to empower the next generation of female leaders and send a clear message: your presence matters, you are driving change,” said Karin Fink, Head of Commercial Operations, F1 ACADEMY.
In celebration of TeamViewer’s Visibility Drives Change campaign, which encourages women to see themselves as the leaders of tomorrow, the faces of women inspiring change will feature on Kosterman’s #86 F1 ACADEMY car. The livery will feature over 200 women on the car. These role models have inspired women across a range of industries, in workplaces, in paddocks and in their personal lives.
In addition to the specially designed livery, Kosterman’s race number recognises the power of female role models, with findings from TeamViewer’s Women in Sport Tech report, produced in collaboration with Loughborough University London, indicating that 86% of women believe that having visible female leaders is key to gender equality in the workplace.
“It is our ambition to drive meaningful change both on and off the track. The opportunity to support Esmee in her F1 ACADEMY debut while driving a car featuring role models is the next step in achieving this. Our research found that not being able to see someone like you in a senior role made it harder to see a career in your chosen field. This is why it was so important to showcase so many role models on the car. Working with the F1 ACADEMY to see this come to life has been a highlight of the partnership…so far. We look forward to supporting Esmee in person at her home race,” added Faith Wheller, VP of Brand, Integrated Marketing and Sports Partnerships, TeamViewer.
Round 5 of the seven round F1 ACADEMY 2025 championship takes places at the historic Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherland between 29-31 August. Frenchwoman and Iron Dame Doriane Pin currently leads the 2025 F1 ACADEMY championship with Australian drivers Aiva Anagnostiadis and Joanne Ciconte in 14th and 15th respectively.
Main image provided by TeamViewer.