ABBI PULLING & BIANCA BUSTAMANTE Turn Grid Penalties Into Masterclass Drives

October 7, 2025

GRRL! SUMMARY:

Both ABBI PULLING and BIANCA BUSTAMANTE got royally screwed by a qualifying technicality – missing the weigh-in deadline – that forced them to start all three races from the back of the grid. But here’s the thing about real racers: they turn obstacles into opportunities. PULLING’s response was pure poetry in motion, carving through traffic like she had GPS coordinates for every overtaking spot on track.
PULLING’s racecraft clinic in race one was exactly what we’ve come to expect from the reigning F1 Academy champion. Starting P17, she methodically picked off ten positions to finish P7, making moves that had veteran commentators reaching for superlatives. Her outside pass at Fogarty Esses on Enzo Tarnvanichkul was the kind of calculated aggression that separates champions from also-rans.
BUSTAMANTE showed why consistency beats flash every time, securing her fifth top-15 finish of the season with a P14 in race three. Racing at Donington for the first time, she turned inexperience into education, battling hard in the midfield and setting her fastest lap of the weekend on the final tour. That’s how you build a championship foundation – one smart drive at a time.