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Two P1 trophies and two pole position tyres made their way back to Farnham as the Alpine-backed driver conducted a near-perfect weekend. Teammates Jessica Edgar and Lola Lovinfosse also picked up points in a strong showing for the team.
On-track action began on Friday for the team, with two 40-minute Free Practice sessions to get to grips with the tight and twisty circuit on the grounds of the Hard Rock Stadium. As the first action of the weekend, Free Practice one saw times well off the eventual qualifying pace, with plenty of dust hampering track performance. The drivers took full advantage of the practice time on offer, with many running this Miami circuit for the first time.
Heading into Saturday, and with qualifying up first, consistency was the order of the day for all the drivers, with both their two fastest laps being taken into account to set the race grids. While lap times were tight throughout the field, Pulling’s pace was no match for her competitors, logging two lap times over four-tenths faster than her rivals to claim double pole position. Charlotte Tilbury-backed Lovinfosse’s fastest time would be good enough for tenth, but a grid penalty would see her start Race One from 15th. Edgar’s second fastest time, in her newly livered American Express car, would see her start Race two from ninth, with all signs pointing to the potential of a strong weekend for all three drivers.
The team took to the grid in the heat of the Saturday afternoon sun for Race one. Despite a lock-up into the first corner, Pulling had already extended over a one-second gap on Pin by the end of the lap, which grew to over five seconds by the end of the race. Edgar and Lovinfosse kept their noses clean and made brilliant passes to both climb positions, finishing sixth and tenth respectively and earning the team a strong haul of points.
Heading into Grand Prix Sunday, all eyes were on Pulling to see if she could repeat the glory of the previous day. After early contact, the stewards handed Lovinfosse a ten-second time penalty, leaving her with lots to do on track to get something out of the race. Edgarlooked strong as she battled through the field but a spin saw her race end early.
Bringing home her second win of the weekend, and a point for fastest lap, Pulling saw the chequered flag nearly four seconds ahead of Bianca Bustamante rounding out a near-perfect weekend. Scoring all bar one of the points on offer this weekend, Pulling extends her lead in the championship to 34 points with a total of 99 whilst teammates Edgar and Lovinfosse sit on 18 points and 5 points respectively. In the team standings, Rodin Motorsport's 122 points leaves them just two points adrift of the top heading into the third round.
F1 Academy will return to action in Barcelona in late June.
