Joshua Dürksen, to AM850.com: “The F1 does not forgive anything, you take or throw you”

The Paraguayan had a World Cup polls to integrate into some development program, but their chances were paused at the bad results he reaped with the AIX in F2.

“The F1 does not forgive anything, you take or throw you. They have no compassion in that regard. I came with good results and yields and there were interest in starting a joint work by 2026, but these results affected and the talks stopped at the moment. I think I demonstrated that I am capable and that I have the ability to be there, I simply had adverse situations that did not allow me to show results ”, LE tells Joshua Dürksen to AM850.com. The Paraguayan began well the 2025 season of Formula 2, but the performance of the Aix team was lost and its results came into minced. That stopped the Charles that the Asunceño had to join the structure of a team of the highest category from the development program.

-What does an academy of F1 offer you?

-Basically the development service as a pilot, the simulator, the accompaniment of an engineer in the handling, physio, training of social media with a coach … all the things a pilot needs to improve. It depends on each team and negotiation. It can give you a seat as a reserve or as a simulator pilot. In the case of runners who arrive as Alex Dunne, I imagine that with good results they could be assured in F1 in 2026 or 2027. It depends a lot on the negotiations of each one.

-Ant budget in return or any contribution?

-Could be. I think the costs come to cover the private tests that are made, not a payment to be part. The academy lets you in, but you have to cover the costs of the TPC (NDER: tests with cars more than two years old). Those days of essays cost a lot of money and you could spend what one spends in a year of F2. It is not abnormal to pay for the evidence.

-And if you break it?

-Good asks … I imagine as a logic that the pilot pays the damage. I would say that right now, but at that point I don’t know. I don’t have that information. I imagine that current pilots run in F1 do not pay, but one of academy that is not official must pay the damage.

-How do you see the current F1?

-We are in the Paddock of F2 and we have so many things to make us share to follow F1. We never have time to see a session, we are in the same circuit, 100 meters and we see nothing. Because the weekend is passed in meetings with the team, engineers, and you reach the end and do not know who was first. But it is shocking about Hamilton and Ferrari, we all expected it to be better, maybe age is playing against or motivation, because it already got everything. Verstappen with Red Bull are in a very difficult fight. You can see the lack of Newey there and that of a more constant teammate who gives Max better. He had so many partner changes, when there is a new first one has to adapt to everything to get the most out of the car. McLaren flies, tremendous car, the best in the entire category. And the Rookies are doing a good job. Antonelli started well, but he had problems later. Hadjar and Bortoleto are driving very well and Bearman too. It is shown that F2 pilots have talent and ability to be in F1 and perform in the first year.