Testing comes to an end in Paul Ricard as Abbi Pulling leads the way

Abbi Pulling led the way for the second day in a row as F1 Academy finished testing in Paul Ricard ahead of Round 6 next week.

On a slightly cooler day in the south of France, the British driver set the fastest time of the day in the first session, a 1:26.828 in the first session. Pulling was the only driver to break the 1:26s barrier across the two days.

The drivers were very tightly packed throughout the day, in particular Session 2, where the whole grid was split by just seven tenths. Title chaser Léna Bühler topped the second session with a 1:27.053, just one hundredth clear of Pulling, who in turn was just three hundredths clear of Campos Racing’s Nerea Martí.

The afternoon saw two more drivers top sessions, meaning that the top four drivers in the standings each topped a session in today’s test. Hamda Al Qubaisi topped the first afternoon session before Series Leader Marta García rounded out testing by finishing the final session ahead of her PREMA Racing teammate Bianca Bustamante.

Leader across the weekend, Abbi Pulling, said:

“Ending both days with the fastest time is always a positive. We’ve been doing a lot on this second day with some tests on the older tyres. It’s been good all test but I think there is more time in it. I can’t thank the team enough for all the work they’ve done over the last couple month to get where we are now.

“As we came to Pre-Season testing here, it has been really interesting to see how the car has changed beneath me. From Session 1 in Paul Ricard Pre-Season testing, the car is completely different in a positive way and I think we are only getting stronger."

F1 ACADEMY PAUL RICARD TESTING DAY 2 – MORNING SESSION 1

F1 ACADEMY PAUL RICARD TESTING DAY 2 – MORNING SESSION 2

F1 ACADEMY PAUL RICARD TESTING DAY 2 – AFTERNOON SESSION 1

F1 ACADEMY PAUL RICARD TESTING DAY 2 – AFTERNOON SESSION 2