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

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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 Canada and Toronto impressions

01:05 – Talking weather, rain in Montreal and first impressions

01:35 – Her special Red Bull x One Password Montreal livery

02:40 – How the livery collaboration came together

03:20 – What makes her “faster” in life outside racing