ALICE POWELL and ABBI PULLING Make History Leading BBC Barcelona Coverage

June 11, 2026

• Former W Series competitor ALICE POWELL leads her first F1 commentary for BBC Radio 5 Live at Barcelona, fulfilling childhood dreams of following Murray Walker’s footsteps while managing her co-commentator.
• 2024 F1 Academy champion ABBI PULLING joins the all-female booth, emphasizing their positions stem from genuine motorsport experience and knowledge rather than tokenism as the sport evolves.
• PULLING made GB3 history last month at Spa-Francorchamps, becoming the first woman to win in the series with a pole-to-victory performance in Belgium’s fourth-tier single-seater championship.
• The historic pairing occurs because Harry Benjamin moves to Sky Sports to cover for regular commentator David Croft, who’s taking his third race weekend off to attend Download festival.

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