ABBI PULLING Wishes She Could Start Over as Young Drivers Flood F1 Academy

April 25, 2026

• ABBI PULLING won F1 Academy at 21, now sees drivers like JOANNE CICONTE and LISA BILLARD competing at 16. Average series age dropped from 20.6 years in 2023 to 18.8 in 2026.
• PULLING raced W Series at 18-19, noting today’s teenagers get crucial development years earlier. She says younger drivers are “a step ahead” in their trajectory through motorsport’s male-dominated ladder.
• The 23-year-old now races GB3 Championship while serving as Nissan Formula E rookie and simulator driver, calling it “the only way to really train someone up” in FE machinery.

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