Netherlands – Race 1: Pulling wins, Pin penalized

• Little by little, Abbi Pulling (Rodin Motorsport) is heading towards the title in F1 Academy. After signing her 5th pole position of the season, the Briton perfectly launched her racing mission. In Race 1 postponed from Saturday to this Sunday, the championship leader did not tremble. She was even helped by the only driver capable of standing up to her this weekend: Dorine Pin (According to).
• Author of a false start, the Tricolor was caught by the patrol on the Zandvoort side. In fact, the latter skipped the start of this Race 1. Thus, and after investigation by the race direction, Doriane Pin received a 5-second penalty. A situation which did not allow her to go beyond 5th place, finishing 8 behind Abbi Pulling, victorious for the 7th time of the season.

Doriane Pin has been given a 5-second time penalty for a false start. #F1Academy #DutchGP pic.twitter.com/n1obmRvH0Z

— F1 Academy (@f1academy) August 25, 2024

• Nerea Marti (Campos) and Maya Weug (Prema) accompanied her on the podium, finishing more than 7 seconds behind her. For the latter, this is the first podium since Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) at the start of the season last March.
• In the championship, Abbi Pulling still leads the way ahead of Dorine Pin and Chloe Chambers (Campos), 6th in Race 1 this Sunday.

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