ALICE POWELL and ABBI PULLING Make History in All-Female F1 Commentary

July 3, 2026

• ALICE POWELL made history alongside ABBI PULLING as BBC Sport’s first all-female F1 commentary team at Barcelona-Catalunya, calling Lewis Hamilton’s emotional victory while breaking barriers in the traditionally male-dominated broadcast booth.
• The 33-year-old Oxford native became the first woman to win a Formula Renault championship in 2010 and first to score GP3 points in 2012, competing across Formula 3, Formula E, and W Series.
• POWELL worked with Alpine Academy until 2024, mentoring young drivers including PULLING through F1 Academy’s grueling race weekends, focusing on fitness, technical development, and mental preparation while building structured support systems.
• She credits W Series for her commentary transition and emphasizes initiatives like F1 Academy and Girls on Track for expanding opportunities beyond driving—engineering, mechanics, PR—noting F1 teams employ 600-1,000 people each.

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