Formula One’s Anglo-French outfit Alpine has confirmed that their Alpine Academy driver Abbi Pulling will race within the F1 Academy sequence for 2024, persevering with with British outfit Rodin Carlin.
Pulling will head into her second consecutive season in F1 Academy having competed within the inaugural 2023 marketing campaign of the sequence, during which she claimed seven podiums, two pole positions and 4 quickest laps to complete fifth within the standings.
Pulling made her debut in British Formula 4 in 2020, the place she completed sixth within the Championship. She joined W Series halfway via the 2021 season, ending seventh within the standings, earlier than happening to compete within the full 2022 season, ending fourth within the standings. The British driver joined the Alpine Racing household in 2022 as a member of the Alpine Affiliate programme, changing into a full Alpine Academy member forward of the 2023 season.
This would be the second season during which the Alpine Academy has supported a driver competing within the all-female F1 Academy sequence. BWT Alpine F1 Team will assist the sequence in an official capability for the 2024 season as a part of F1 Academy’s settlement with all 10 Formula 1 groups and in line with Alpine’s continued dedication to the diversification of the motorsport business via its Rac(H)er programme.
The cat’s out the bag!😸 2024 I’ll be again with my two households once more @AlpineF1Team @RodinCarlin in @F1Academy and @BritishF4💙
Looking ahead to this problem, thanks to everybody concerned in making this occur. Let’s get began💪#RodinCarlin #AlpineF1Team #F1Academy #BF4 pic.twitter.com/06yIbyFKOi
— Abbi Pulling (@AbbiPulling) December 11, 2023
Speaking of the announcement, Pulling mentioned: “I’m very grateful to be coming again for one more yr as an Alpine Academy driver, and I’m honoured that BWT Alpine F1 Team are entrusting me as their driver choice for the 2024 F1 Academy season. This will likely be my third season within the group’s driver growth programme, it’s superb to be part of the Alpine Racing household and have such unimaginable entry and assist from a Formula 1 group.
“I’m trying ahead to competing within the F1 Academy sequence for a second season and to be racing with Rodin Carlin once more. I’m hoping to have a profitable yr and usher in some good outcomes for the group. I’m excited to go into one other season of racing on the Formula 1 assist invoice, the ambiance goes to be unimaginable.”
Alpine’s Interim Sporting Director, Julian Rouse added: “We are happy to announce Abbi as our BWT Alpine F1 Team driver choice for F1 Academy’s 2024 season. This will likely be her third season as a member of the Alpine Racing household as an Alpine Academy driver, and he or she has proven some nice progress over the course of her time with the group, each on and off the monitor.
“She is a incredible instance of how the Academy programme goals to assist develop our drivers and assist them within the development of their profession, each as drivers and as individuals. She will likely be competing in F1 Academy for a second consecutive season and will likely be supported by the Academy programme and wider BWT Alpine F1 Team all through her marketing campaign.”
