Abbi Pulling added a fifth race victory to her 2024 F1 ACADEMY tally in a dominating fashion, leading from pole all the way to the chequered flag.
Doriane Pin had looked on course to seal second. However, the Mercedes driver was handed a five-second time penalty for a false start, which demoted her to fifth. Consequently, Tommy Hilfiger driver Nerea Martí moved up to second, and Maya Weug stood on the podium at her home event.
F1 ACADEMY: Pulling and Pin seal poles in wet Zandvoort Qualifying battle
Starting on pole for the rescheduled Race 1 and with the race distance shortened to 13 laps, Pulling wasted no time. Nailing her launch, the Briton faced no pressure as Pin was forced to defend from Martí, with the pair going side-by-side down into Turn 1.
Her gap only continued to extend, growing from eight tenths by the end of Lap 1 to three seconds by Lap 5 and she remained untouchable until the end.
