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Abbi Pulling out all the stops in S'pore for drivers' title
The Straits Times
|September 23, 2024
Kimberly Kwek Sports Correspondent
British driver Abbi Pulling moved closer towards her first F1 Academy drivers' championship after a clean sweep of race wins in Singapore, but there was little time for celebrations as she had to catch a flight just hours later.
The tight schedule was not an issue for Pulling, however, as she knew exactly what she wanted to do to commemorate a stellar weekend: Have a Singapore Sling at the airport.
During her last visit to Singapore in 2022 for the now-defunct W Series, another all-women championship, the Briton also had the gin-based cocktail, but the circumstances have changed drastically since.
Two years ago, she finished sixth at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. But the 21-year-old kept up her scintillating form this season at the support event for the Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix by winning both races in the fifth round of the championship.
This story is from the September 23, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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