“My ultimate goal is F1,” revealed Doriane Pin in April 2023. By winning the first race of the F1 Academy season this Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the French driver, who plays for Mercedes, is giving herself the means to achieve her goals. ambition.
Doriane Pin, who finished ahead of the Briton from the Alpine Abbi Pulling team, never let go of her first position, taking advantage of a yellow flag two laps from the end to maintain her short lead.
Ferrari's Spanish driver, Maya Weug, completes the podium.
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1st race and 1st victory for Doriane Pin!
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The Mercedes driver is ahead of Abi Pulling and Maya Weug!
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“Incredible start to the season,” Doriane Pin told her team on the radio after crossing the finish line.
“Great job!”
And happy International Women’s Day,” his engineer replied.
The F1 Academy is an antechamber intended for the training of female drivers.
The objective of this championship, in the long term, is to send its best elements to compete with male drivers in the premier category, in Formula 1.
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The fifteen cars entered in F1 Academy are Formula 4, single-seaters with limited power.
For comparison, the maximum speed that an F4 can reach is 240 km/h compared to more than 350 km/h for an F1.
The second of seven F1 Academy races will take place in Miami on May 5.