Abbi Pulling signs multi-year deal with Nissan Formula E Team

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Abbi Pulling signs multi-year deal with Nissan Formula E Team

Nissan have announced that 2024 F1 Academy champion Abbi Pulling will be joining the Japanese outfit as rookie and simulator driver on a multi-year agreement.

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The 22-year-old impressed the Formula E paddock last November at Circuito del Jarama in Madrid, topping the timesheets in the first-ever all-women’s session.

Pulling will become an important member of the team both on and off-track, taking part in Rookie Tests, simulator work and event preparation, as well as in the initial set-up of the squad’s new state-of-the-art, bespoke Dynisma simulator ahead of Season 12.

RESULTS: The full classification from the Women's Test in Madrid

Considered as one of the most promising young drivers in world motorsport, Pulling has a strong racing CV. In addition to her superb title-winning 2024 F1 Academy season, she also became the first female driver to take a race victory in British F4, and has been competing in GB3 this year, finishing a strong fifth in the season-opener at Silverstone.

Abbi Pulling Madrid Womens Testing Nissan F1 Academy

“I’m really excited to be joining Nissan Formula E Team and extending our collaboration together, after driving for the squad during the all-women’s test in Jarama," said the Brit.

"Everything the team did for me during the test was so professional. The time and effort put in to make sure I was prepared was great to see, and the crew were patient with me as a rookie.

"The GEN3 Evo car is so unique, especially the 350kW mode in all-wheel drive which was very fun to use! It’s different from anything I’ve driven before, and it took some time to adjust to the increased power.

"I’m looking forward to my work in the simulator and to take the car on track as well when the opportunities arise.”

Tommaso Volpe, Managing Director and Team Principal, Nissan added: “We’re very pleased to welcome Abbi to the team as our official rookie and simulator driver on a multi-year agreement. We were very impressed with her speed, commitment, and professionalism during the all-women’s test in Madrid last November, and we’re very happy to extend and formalize our collaboration.

"She is very talented – she was able to adapt incredibly quickly to the car and comfortably top the timesheets, which is difficult in every category but even more so in Formula E, so she is the perfect candidate to join us in this role.

"Abbi will have many responsibilities in the position we’ve created for her; we want to give her as much experience as possible and we are confident that this long-term, continued collaboration will be very beneficial both for the team and for Abbi, to keep developing as a more complete driver.”

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