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Posted on December 6, 2024
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Abbi Pulling clinched the F1 Academy title for the second time in a week after securing pole position in Abu Dhabi, highlighting the series' role in promoting female racers.
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Britain's Abbi Pulling won the 2024 all-female F1 Academy title for the second time in a week on Friday after taking pole position for three season-ending races in Abu Dhabi.
The Alpine driver was declared champion in Qatar last Saturday but organisers then scheduled an extra race for Yas Marina, the extra points leaving her one point off the title with Mercedes' Doriane Pin still mathematically in the running.
Pole position is worth two points for each race.
"I wanted that so bad," Pulling, 21, said over the car radio after qualifying.
Formula One teams each nominate a driver and have their livery on a car in the Academy, a series on the Formula One support programme aimed at helping female racers climb the ladder.
The last woman to start a Formula One grand prix was the late Italian Lella Lombardi in 1976.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)
The article discusses Abbi Pulling's victory in the F1 Academy title in Abu Dhabi, marking her second win in a week.
Abbi Pulling is a British racing driver who recently won the F1 Academy title, representing the Alpine team.
The F1 Academy is a series on the Formula One support programme aimed at helping female racers climb the motorsport ladder.
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