F1 Academy: Doriane Pin wins Race 2 in Saudi Arabia to complete opening round double in all-female series
Incredible Sporter Wins Race 2 In Saudi Arabia To Complete Opening Round Double in all-female series
Doriane Pin backed up Friday’s Race 1 victory with another triumph from pole on Saturday in Saudi Arabia; Britain’s Abbi Pulling was second ahead of Maya Weug; watch all seven rounds of the 2024 F1 Academy season live on Sky Sports F1
Doriane Pin, a Mercedes junior driver, won a wild Race 2 in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to complete an F1 Academy opening-round hat trick.
Pin, who had won Race 1 on Friday, started the race from pole and won it all again, this time with a comfortable lead over Britain’s Abbi Pulling.
Pulling, who made a late surge to take second place on Friday, was unable to exert as much pressure this time, but he was still able to easily overtake Maya Weug, ensuring that the Race 1 podium would be repeated.
Pin remarked, “Perfect weekend for us.” “It’s incredible—double win, double pole. That makes me very happy, and we should now turn our attention to Miami. Every lap I took in Jeddah was enjoyable.
“Beyond F1 and F2, this weekend is incredible. We can all learn a lot from each other, so it’s fantastic that we can compete alongside them here.”
Your Race Two winner is @DorianePin 🏆 #F1Academy #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/J87IZxxN4Y
— F1 Academy (@f1academy) March 9, 2024
The top three drivers had a calm afternoon in Jeddah, but there was intense drama behind them as other drivers committed mistakes on an extremely difficult high-speed circuit.
In a duel for fourth place on lap three, Chloe Chambers and Lola Lovinfosse caused the Rodin driver to spin and halt on the racing line.
Lovinfosse made a huge error of judgement in attempting to move while the cars behind her were still coming through, driving into the path of Lia Block and causing a big collision.
The damage forced Lovinfosse to retire, while Block needed a new front wing. Lovinfosse was later given a five-place grid penalty for the next race.
The race hadn’t been back under way for long when another incident occurred on lap 6 when Carrie Schreiner spun and wild car entrant Reema Juffali drove into the barrier having taken evasive action.
Another lengthy safety car interruption followed, leaving just a four-lap sprint to the end.
Pin made a perfect getaway to simplify her task, while Nerea Marti and Jessica Edgar were the main beneficiaries of the drama as they took fourth and fifth respectively.
Chambers, who finished sixth on track, was relegated to 10th by penalties for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, and causing a collision.
F1 teams have given increased support to F1 Academy with the liveries of each constructor on 10 of the 15 full-time cars.
Increasing female involvement in all areas of motor racing, both on and off track, is a major goal of F1 and the governing body of world motorsport, the FIA.
F1 Academy is exclusively taking place at Formula 1 weekends this season with seven rounds, the second of which takes place in Miami from May 3-5
