Nerea Martí is racing for Team Brady in the all-electric E1 Series while simultaneously coaching karters at the grassroots level and mentoring drivers in the FIA Formula 1 Academy, the feeder series created in 2023 to advance women toward F1. She disclosed the arrangement in interviews this month, describing a schedule that splits between her own seat time on water and instruction work at karting tracks and simulator facilities across Europe.
Martí joined E1 in its inaugural 2024 season as one of ten pilots navigating 40-knot electric RaceBird hydrofoils in harbor courses. Team Brady, owned by NFL quarterback Tom Brady and backed by sponsors including Richard Mille and Intermarine, fields Martí alongside reserve drivers on a rotating basis depending on venue permitting. Her coaching commitments occupy non-race weeks: she works with Spanish karting talents aged 12 to 16 at circuits near Valencia and travels to F1 Academy team facilities to brief drivers on racecraft, data analysis, and sponsor protocol. F1 Academy teams pay outside instructors on day rates; Martí's fee structure was not disclosed, but comparable roles in junior single-seater coaching command €800 to €1,500 per session day.
The structure matters because it signals two pathways converging. First, E1 race calendars remain light—five to seven rounds annually—leaving pilots with 200-plus non-competition days. Unlike Formula E or Extreme E, which require full-time driver commitments and restrict outside competition clauses, E1 contracts permit simultaneous roles. Martí's Team Brady deal allows coaching work provided it does not conflict with race weekends or mandatory testing windows, according to people familiar with the terms. Second, the coaching income stabilizes cash flow for drivers whose E1 salaries remain modest. E1 pilot compensation ranges from $50,000 to $150,000 per season depending on team budget and driver experience, a fraction of Formula E's $200,000 to $1 million bands. Coaching adds $30,000 to $60,000 annually for a driver working ten to fifteen session days per quarter, enough to cover travel, training, and personal sponsorship activation costs.
Martí's portfolio also creates sponsor optionality. Brands entering women's motorsport prefer athletes with teaching credentials because it multiplies activation surfaces: the driver appears in race content, academy behind-the-scenes footage, and youth karting partnerships. Richard Mille, a Team Brady sponsor, has used Martí in social content filmed at karting tracks, extending the brand's presence beyond E1's limited broadcast footprint. F1 Academy, meanwhile, gains an active professional pilot as a coach, lending credibility to its pathways messaging. The series has struggled to articulate post-graduation outcomes; only one F1 Academy alumna has secured a full-season Formula 3 seat since launch. Martí's involvement—coaching athletes while holding her own professional drive—offers a tangible role model within the system.
The risk is dilution. Pilots juggling multiple roles train less, and E1's RaceBird demands 40 hours of annual simulator and on-water practice to remain competitive, according to team engineers. Martí finished seventh in the 2024 E1 standings with one podium; her Team Brady teammate, who focused exclusively on racing, finished fourth. Coaching also limits availability for sponsor appearances and testing windows, which E1 teams use to refine boat setup and pilot feedback loops. If Martí's results slip, the coaching work becomes a liability narrative rather than a portfolio story.
Team Brady has not announced its 2025 driver lineup. F1 Academy's third season begins in March with seven confirmed teams and expanded calendar stops in Asia. Spanish karting federations are finalizing their 2025 youth development rosters in January, and Martí's name appears on provisional coaching lists for two regional programs. E1 Series releases its 2025 calendar in February; the schedule is expected to grow from five to seven rounds, adding Middle East and Asia stops. Martí's ability to maintain three roles depends on that calendar remaining compressed. If E1 expands to ten-plus rounds—matching Formula E's density—the coaching work becomes arithmetically impossible, and she will choose.
The fact is the calendar. Women's motorsport rhetoric emphasizes opportunity; the actual constraint is weekends. Martí has found 240 non-race days to monetize. When those days shrink, the portfolio collapses into a single paycheck, and we learn whether E1 salaries have caught up to the myth.
The takeaway
Martí's three-role setup works only because E1's light calendar leaves 200-plus coaching days; expansion forces a choice.
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