F1 Academy Champ ABBI PULLING Lands Multi-Year Nissan Formula E Contract

June 16, 2025

by Lydia Mee // from www.motorsport.com

• ABBI PULLING leveraged her dominant 2024 F1 Academy championship run into a multi-year contract with Nissan Formula E, proving that winning actually opens doors when you do it convincingly enough. The 22-year-old Brit will handle rookie testing, simulator work, and event prep while contributing to the team’s cutting-edge Dynisma simulator setup.
• Her path to this contract started with an impressive showing at the first-ever women’s Formula E test at Jarama in November, where she topped the timesheets and caught team principal Tommaso Volpe’s attention. He specifically praised her “speed, commitment, and professionalism” – the kind of concrete feedback that actually means something coming from someone signing the checks.
• This move shows how F1 Academy is functioning exactly as intended – giving women racers a legitimate platform to showcase their skills and land meaningful opportunities in top-tier motorsports. PULLING’s journey from F1 Academy champion to Formula E development driver while simultaneously competing in GB3 demonstrates the kind of career trajectory we’ve been fighting for.

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