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Alpine have confirmed their junior driver Abbi Pulling will remain at Rodin Carlin for her second season in the Formula 4-spec and all-female F1 Academy series.
It will mark the 20-year-old’s fourth year in F4. She spent one-and-a-half seasons with JHR Developments in the British championship and claimed seven podiums. She was sixth in the standings in her full rookie season.
This year she came fifth in the inaugural F1 Academy season, making the podium seven times and also getting two poles.
“I’m very grateful to be coming back for another year as an Alpine Academy driver, and I am honoured that the Alpine Formula 1 Team are entrusting me as their driver selection for the 2024 F1 Academy season,” said Pulling.
“This will be my third season in the team’s driver development programme, it’s amazing to be a part of the Alpine Racing family and have such incredible access and support from a F1 team. I’m looking forward to competing in the F1 Academy series for a second season and to be racing with Carlin again. I’m hoping to have a successful year and bring in some good results for the team. I’m excited to head into another season of racing on the F1 support bill.”
Carlin said Pulling will also return to British F4 to contest selected rounds with the team alongside her F1 Academy programme.
Pulling does have experience of higher levels of single-seaters, having raced in the Formula Regional-spec W Series in 2021 and ’22. She got three podiums and a pole in the all-female championship, and was fourth in the standings last year.
Julian Rouse, sporting director for Alpine’s F1 team, commented: “We’re pleased to announce Abbi as our Alpine driver selection for F1 Academy’s 2024 season. This will be her third season as a member of the Alpine Racing family as an Alpine Academy driver, and she has shown some great progress over the course of her time with the team, both on and off the track.”