Contemporary from being re-confirmed as F1 Academy champion yesterday, Abbi Pulling took her eighth win of the season in race one at Yas Marina.
She took the lead from Chloe Chambers, who handed pulling on the began however threw away her probability of victory on the opening lap.
Hamda Al Qubaisi completed in second with Pulling former title rival Doriane Pin finishing the rostrum in third.
Regardless of beginning on pole for the eighth time within the season, Pulling misplaced the lead when the lights went out as Chambers leapt into the lead earlier than the primary nook. Pulling refused to let Chambers get away, nonetheless, and stored her beneath strain all through the opening lap.
Getting into flip 9, Chambers misplaced management of her automobile and spun, whereas Pulling motored by into the lead. Relatively than look forward to the sphere to move, Chambers rejoined the monitor whereas the remainder of the vehicles rounded the nook, forcing some in the direction of the again to take avoiding motion. Chambers was handed a 5 second penalty for rejoining unsafely.
Chambers’ spin promoted Hamda Al Qubaisi into second place in her dwelling race and Emely de Heus into third with Pin in fourth. Whereas Pulling constructed up her lead out entrance, Pin handed De Heus for third and started to catch Al Qubaisi in second.
Rodin requested Pulling to contemplate backing off to provide Al Qubaisi a tow to assist her defend from the Prema driver to assist Rodin’s prospects within the staff’s championship, however Pulling didn’t appear . The champion remained comfortably forward and took the chequered flag to safe her eighth win of the season. Al Qubaisi held her nerve beneath sustained strain from Pin over the ultimate laps to take second place, with the Mercedes-backed driver finishing the rostrum.
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De Heus completed fourth forward of McLaren-backed driver Bianca Bustamante. Nerea Marti claimed sixth forward of Maya Weug, Amna Al Qubaisi and Carrie Schreiner with Aurelia Nobels taking the ultimate level in tenth. Chambers took the chequered flag ninth however dropped to eleventh after her penalty.
Race end result
| Place | Automobile | Driver | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Abbi Pulling | Rodin |
| 2 | 8 | Hamda Al Qubaisi | MP |
| 3 | 28 | Doriane Pin | Prema |
| 4 | 7 | Emely De Heus | MP |
| 5 | 16 | Bianca Bustamante | ART |
| 6 | 30 | Nerea Marti | Campos |
| 7 | 64 | Maya Weug | Prema |
| 8 | 88 | Amna Al Qubaisi | MP |
| 9 | 15 | Carrie Schreiner | Campos |
| 10 | 22 | Aurelia Nobels | ART |
| 11 | 14 | Chloe Chambers | Campos |
| 12 | 57 | Courtney Crone | Prema |
| 13 | 3 | Lola Lovinfosse | Rodin |
| 14 | 54 | Aurelia Nobels | ART |
| 15 | 19 | Tina Hausmann | Prema |
| 16 | 17 | Jessica Edgar | Rodin |
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