Britain’s Abbi Pulling, who was crowned F1 Academy champion in Qatar last Saturday, is bizarrely going to have to win the title again after a late decision by organisers to add a third race to the Abu Dhabi programme this weekend,

Alpine-backed Abbi Pulling is no longer officially the 2024 F1 Academy champion following a late calendar alteration.

Whilst losing any championship would be an unfortunate experience for any driver, the F1 Academy title also came with a fully funded 2025 seat with Rodin Motorsport in GB3 for Pulling, meaning the loss of the title would be even more excruciating in her case with potential ramifications for her motorsport career.

Abbi Pulling will need to win the F1 Academy title again due to consequences of an extra race being added to this weekends schedule in Abu Dhabi; watch F1 Academy Qualifying on Friday at 2.30pm, where

Alpine's Abbi Pulling clinched the 2024 F1 Academy championship after securing a second-place finish in the opening race in Qatar, just behind Doriane Pin. Need

Pulling has been racing since she was 9 and is slowly climbing the ranks to Formula One - she's currently backed by the Alpine Academy and Rodin Motorsport, and will race in the GB3 series next year British driver Abbi Pulling,

In an interview with Sky Sports, Britains Abbi Pulling explains how vital securing the F1 Academy title is to continuing her dream of becoming a Formula 1 driver; the 21-year-old Briton secured the ch

F1 Academy champion Abbi Pulling on what title win means for her career ► Subscribe to Sky Sports News: ► Watch Sky Sports: British racing driver, F1 Academy champion and Alpine Academy member Abbi Pulling speaks to Sky Sports News on her F1 Academy title win and what she hopes for in her career.