Alpine junior Abbi Pulling returns for 2024 F1 Academy campaign with Rodin Carlin

Abbi Pulling is returning for her sophomore F1 Academy season next year, with Alpine announcing that their Academy driver will be continuing to race with Rodin Carlin.

In the series’ inaugural season, she brought home seven podiums, two pole positions and four fastest laps on her way to finishing fifth in the Standings.

Speaking on the announcement, 20-year-old Pulling said she’s excited to continue her work as part of the French team’s junior programme as she prepares to race across F1 Academy’s seven-round calendar next year.

“I am very grateful to be coming back for another year as an Alpine Academy driver, and I am honoured that BWT Alpine F1 Team are entrusting me as their driver selection for the 2024 F1 Academy season. 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 Formula 1 team.

“I am looking forward to competing in the F1 Academy series for a second season and to be racing with Rodin Carlin again. I’m hoping to have a successful year and bring in some good results for the team. I am excited to head into another season of racing on the Formula 1 support bill, the atmosphere is going to be incredible.”

Pulling’s single-seater career began in 2018, before going on to secured sixth in British F4 in her debut campaign two years later. From there, she entered W Series midway through the 2021 campaign and returned for a full season the following year. Going on to finish fourth in the Standings with two podium finishes, she went on to become a full Alpine Academy member in 2023.

Julian Rouse, Interim Sporting Director, added: “We are pleased to announce Abbi as our BWT Alpine F1 Team 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.

“She is a fantastic example of how the Academy programme aims to help develop our drivers and support them in the progression of their career, both as drivers and as people. She will be competing in F1 Academy for a second consecutive season and will be supported by the Academy programme and wider BWT Alpine F1 Team throughout her campaign.”