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Round two of the F1 Academy, and we arrived on the streets of Jeddah. Lights

for race one, and it was wheel -to -wheel straightaway.

Leah Block, who was going from the back of the grid, sadly would find her race

coming to an early end. Likewise, Chloe Chong, Dolly and Pam was firing her way

through the field as she tried to make it three in a row here at Jeddah. Out

front, despite pressure from Meyerberg, Ella Lloyd would take her first win in

F1 Academy.

Here for McLaren. Well, that was race one, the reverse grid race one. They

now start as they qualified here in race two.

Welcome everyone to Grand Prix Sunday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. And we

get ready to go racing at the Jeddah Corniche circuit. Here's a reminder of

challenge the drivers are about to take on for the next.

13 laps it provided lots of overtaking yesterday no drs in f1 academy but we

didn't need it look at that start finish straight that provided a drag race to

the line with ella lloyd and Maia Verg split by just one tenth of a second as

they came up to the line with Ella Lloyd taking her first win in F1 Academy.

And speaking of first, Chloe Chambers will lead us away for the first time

pole position in F1 Academy today with Dorian Pan, who won here twice last

alongside her, taking the cheque and flag twice. One of those wins counting.

Well, I'm Chris McCarthy.

Alongside me, Alice Powell. And that's... you chloe chambers has for the

time alice she's not broken her stare of going down into turn one she'll know

how crucial it is to get these tires up to temperature during pan last sort out

of gloves before they take on the formation lap Track temperature up to 61

degrees. It's the hottest track temperature we've seen all weekend for

Academy cars.

Air temperature a little bit cooler down in 29, but still challenging

conditions. You can see the heat haze coming off, whether that's the cars, the

track. It's going to be a tough one for these drivers.

It is. Let's remind you of the grid. So this is how they qualified in the

starting grid. Leah Block crashed in qualifying at the last corner. So she

from the back alongside our wildcard, Farah Al -Yusuf.

Ava Adagnostiadis is next alongside her high -tech teammate, Nicole Havarder.

Let's see if they can move forward in this one.

Courtney Crone was caught up in an incident with Leah Block yesterday.

She's alongside Rafaela Ferreira in the racing pools.

Aurelia Nobles back by Puma. She's alongside Joanne Chacon. 11th place has

well in qualifying.

Then it is Chloe Chong, her race coming to an early end. She caught up in that

first corner incident. Nina Gaegman, who scored points yesterday despite

carrying injury, is alongside her. Then it's Emma Felbermayer and our winner

from yesterday, Ella Lloyd. Tina Hausman in the points for the first time this

season yesterday. And Alba Larson, who has continuously been in the points, one

of six drivers to do so.

Alicia Palmofsky on the podium for the second time this season. Maya Berg, we

can't keep her off the podium.

in there every race so far the only driver to do so then Dorian Pan a winner

here last year and Chloe Chambers for Red Bull Ford alongside on pole position

for the first time and that is your grid more points on offer up today as we go

to the order they qualified it's Grand Prix style points so 25 to the winner

starting in 7th place is Ella Lloyd she moved herself up to 5th place in the

championship in terms of points it's Dorian Fern on 37, Meyerberg on 34,

Chambers 28, Alicia Palmofsky's on 24, then Ella Lloyd on 19. How much

confidence, Alice, will that give her coming into this race? Do you think she

can move forward?

I think she can. She'll be full of confidence after yesterday's

It's just all team personnel ushered away off the grid.

Making places is crucial.

Believe it or not, we only have ten races left. Ten does sound a lot, but

go by very quickly, of course, back out again in a couple of weeks in Miami.

That's five rounds remaining.

Three points are separating the top two of Dorian Pan and Maierberg, with Chloe

Chambers nine points behind.

And guess what? They're all lining up all together on the front.

couple of rows so they know how crucial it is to to make the most of the

situation you have and the situation you have at the moment is chloe chambers

starting from pole dorian we know how fast she was around this circuit last

she led from start to finish in every single race of course got demoted and

that penalty for taking the chequered flag twice in race two So she'll know.

we've actually seen Chloe Chambers and Dorian Pang come together in Abu Dhabi

last year. They got a bit too close to each other going into turn one.

Yes, they did. Well, let's see if that is to happen again. They're going to be

side by side on the front row and starting just behind them is Maia Berg.

caught up with our top three after qualifying on Friday. Let's start by

from Maia Berg.

I don't know what I'm expecting, to be honest.

It's going to be...

It's going to be a close race, I think. As you saw in quali and as you saw in

practice, we're all very close this weekend. So it's going to be close and

try to have to maximise the start again, see what we can do there and just

maximise every opportunity I get.

Obviously, we're going to go for the win. I think we have a good pace, so we

to do...

A good first lap. We're going to see if we have some opportunities at the start,

but we have the good pace, so I'm sure it's going to be close. But for sure,

going for the win.

I mean, for me, it's all about just getting a strong start.

Just a good jump off the line to hold first place, going into the first

and then from there just driving my own race, trying to minimize the mistakes. I

think there will be probably a couple of safety cars, but again, in tomorrow's

race I'm expecting the same, so I can probably learn a little bit from

tomorrow's race already to prepare myself for Sunday and hopefully come

with a win.

Seventh place for Chloe Chambers yesterday.

Doddy and Pan finishing in fourth. What do you think they learnt from

yesterday's race, Alec? It was very nose -to -tail all the way through.

Particularly the top eight. We did have a safety card in. We did see the field

bunching up.

What do you think they would have taken away from that race?

certainly as chloe mentioned there that a couple of safety cars that a

probability here they would have learned how to deal with their tires under

safety car if maybe they should have allowed them to have a little bit of a

or whether they need to put more energy into keeping that temperature up there

you can see uh they've got the correct idea i'm sure the drivers would love to

fan in the car right now um of course then the 13 laps they don't consistently

pound around in qualifying and practice for 13 laps. So in these really hot

temperatures, they would have learned a lot about the tyres and how best to

manage that Pirelli rubber.

And Ella Lloyd dealt with that restart very well yesterday, holding off Maya

Verg in the end. Aurelia Nobels getting her best result of the season yesterday

up in T10.

Not the longest run down to the first corner, but one that presents a lot of

overtaking opportunity, particularly around the outside.

It does. We saw a great move from Amaya, didn't we, yesterday on Alicia

Palmowski. Just how powerful the toe is as well. And Amaya got that drive, that

perfect drive, nailing all those upshifts all the way down that main

then capitalise on using Ella Lloyd's toe just in front of her to then sweep

around the outside of Alicia Palmowski.

But the start is crucial. As Chloe said, if she can get... way she just needs to

focus on her own race but I can guarantee you Dorian Pan and Maverick

important it is to gather as many points as possible at these early stages of

the season. Watch for Leah Block coming from the back of the field as well this

is round two race two 13 laps ahead of us points to the top 10 Grand Prix style

points here we go for 13 laps to the right of screen is Dorian Pan to the

Chloe Chambers we are go for race two here at Jeddah we have a staller which

Ella in the background, but Chloe Chambers has made a good start going

towards turn one, and Maya Virg round the outside and down the inside of

Pan to take second place. A few drivers not getting away quickly in the

background. There is Ella Lloyd. She did get away in the end, but a few drivers

slow off the line. Chloe Chambers, though, quick off the line, and she's

gap over Maya Virg, who's taken second place. Great move by Maya.

Dorian gave her racing room on the outside, but then quickly turns on. to

inside for turn two.

Duren's now under pressure from Alicia Palmowski. And just look how much these

drivers, these F1 Academy drivers, will be fighting on the wheel as they go

through. But importantly for Chloe Chambers, she nailed that start and was

to sort of breeze into turn one. She's got a gap, but she'll know the pace that

Maya Berg had yesterday. Chloe's pace probably not as good as she would have

liked as the rest of the field are all pretty much together filtering through

turn 13 now.

Chambers, good gap over Meyerberg. No DRS in F1 Academy as they come down

towards this Turn 22 section.

This will be the run now down to that braking zone at Turn 22. We've got Nina

Gaben there in the pink Alpine livery. She's made a good start.

A couple of drivers just struggling off the line. Eva Adagnostiadis has dropped

back. Nicole Havrida, Farah Al -Yusuf. There is Ella Lloyd. She was one of the

drivers slow away, and she's dropped down the field, so we'll be looking to

and make her way back. She's currently in P13.

Aurelia Nobel's in P11, trying to get past Chloe Chong.

You can see Chloe Chong, a Charlotte Tilbury car, snaking on the exit of 22,

which is quickly into 23.

Those chicanes that we have here in Jeddah, they're quite quick one into the

next. You can see Emma Felberwein now under a lot of pressure from Rafaela

Pereira. She takes to the inside to cover off the line. A small lock -up was

that Nina Gaidman that had it, but Chloe Chong, she's on the defensive, but

Oriana Noble swings around the outside and we'll hope that she's just about

enough, and I think she has. But let's have a look at the gap up front, down to

three -tenths of a second.

Noble's made a move, Lloyd made a move, both around the outside and out front.

It is two and a half tenths between the two leaders. Chambers, Berg, Pan.

Then Palmofsky is having to defend from the Tommy Hilfiger livery car of

Albalart. And look at this. This is an intense battle. Oh, and that's the

spinner. Surely, yes.

MFL Vermeier is round.

And having to take avoiding action was Aurelia Nobels.

Did she manage to keep the car going?

She did, but she's lost a few places now. She is behind Joanne Chakonti.

So we've got a yellow flag out. Let's see if MFL Vermeier can... get going

I'm hearing she has and that green flag is confirmation that Emma Felbermayer is

on her way again so a shame there for Felbermayer and she is back going in

race Alice but she's done it had a great season so far always in the top 11

positions but she'll have to come from the back now yeah the big benefit for

benefitter in that was Ella Lloyd you can just see through shot there

yesterday's race winner she got a lightning start yesterday didn't she but

clearly a poor getaway from her start of this race.

Back at the front, Chloe Chambers has opened up the gap slightly.

She's done a set of really good first sector, a couple of tenths quicker than

her chasing down of Meyer Berg, who's actually closed that gap. It's really

to follow in that tricky first sector with the dirty air coming off of the car

in front, but Meyer Berg's had a great run, Chris.

Down the outside into turn 22.

That would be really brave for Maya Verg. Surely she can't do it. Takes to

runoff. No surprise there.

And she'll have to concede the position on the exit to Chloe Chambers, which she

does. Okay, round two. Down to the last corner. Who will emerge the leader? Will

it be Chambers in the Red Bull Ford? Or will it be Maya Verg in the Ferrari

Dorian Pan?

Meanwhile, closing in with every single corner. Verg to the outside. Battle on

the brakes between the pair. And it's going to be... Chambers who leads for

time being. And Pan is right there in the background, Alice.

A great sight for Dorian Pan. That's going to allow her to draw into the

And you can see already she's right on the back of this.

Chloe Chambers has no choice to defend going down this straight. We saw a great

move from Maya Berg around the outside of Alisa Palmowski yesterday.

Can she do the same thing? She's done a great move. And she does. Fantastic move

by Maya Berg to take the lead. Can she get it stopped for the second corner?

does. Great stuff.

Maya Berg back into the lead of the race.

inherited it now and has kept it for the first time Chloe Chambers in second we

ride on board with Doddy and Pan who is now closed in oh and a moment over the

kerb there for Meyerberg and Chambers sees an opportunity brave stop this

got the best view in the house on board with Doddy and Pan they're side by side

they're wheel to wheel they're both off the track and Doddy and Pan go straight

to second place yeah contact from both of them there and just not wanting to

give up the corner mistake by Meyerberg and we saw yesterday today as well and

also in free practice how aggressive those curves can be Lando Norris also a

driver racing at the top of his game making a mistake going over those curves

and it's punished Maya Verg as she's sunk a little bit further down the pack

lost the lead but Dorian Pam right there capitalised on the mistake from both

drivers in front I'm sure Maya Verg will be on the radio as well as Chloe

Chambers to make a complaint about each other but it's come out on top as Chloe

Chambers

just not having quite the pace in these early few laps.

But I wonder if she just may be nursing these Pirelli tyres, managing that gap,

and then going to strike at the very end, because at the end of yesterday's

race, she had such strong pace.

I'll take a brief pause to say that the incident between Felbermayer and Rafaela

Ferreira, we didn't quite see how that incident unfolded, but that incident is

under investigation. That happened at turn two, of course. Felbermayer down in

17th now. It is under investigation. OK, back to this battle we see. on screen

and it stretches all the way back to Nina Gabeman in seventh. Maya Berg

move up in towards the final corner trying to sell the dummy there on Dorian

Pan. Pan was wise to the challenge though.

Gap now for Chambers is stretched to six tenths of a second. She just managed to

hold her lead with that wheel -to -wheel moment on Berg and Berg is now trying

to get this move done. We look back from Dorian Pan.

Can Maya Berg take second place from her? She goes to the outside there.

Oh, Pan, Pan, wheel to wheel with her. Will she complete this move around the

outside? Brave stuff from Berg. And she's gone into second place. She's got

much confidence in the MP Ferrari on the brakes going into turn one. And that's

the second time during this race she's done that to Dorian Pan. And, of course,

managed to make that move on Chloe Chambers as well. So the pace from Meyer

is exceptional at the moment. Here's a replay of the start. You can see the

McLaren driver of Ella Willoyd gets away.

Slowly, Duranja Conte also has an issue, actually, and so do the drivers pretty

much all behind. So lots of them struggling in these very, very hot

Track temperature, as I mentioned, higher than it was yesterday, but nice

clean. Everyone kept it clean. That made it into Turn 1 together.

Nijberg round the outside, kept it really nice and tidy.

Borsdorp in on the outside of Turn 2, but great stuff.

Yeah, that caused a kind of break in the field.

packs and then this incident unfolding between Ferreira and Felbemeyer.

It looks like Felbemeyer would have had that lift to get the car rotated into

turn two and Ferreira couldn't predict that she was going to have that much of

lift so there's the mistake from Meyerberg which sent her flying up into

car landed door opened for Chloe Chambers now was there enough room on

inside?

It was tight. And there we go.

It's being noted by the race directors and race control who will be having a

look at that. So, of course, we'll keep you updated.

And it's actually lucky for Maya that she only lost a couple of places there.

That was for turn 22 as well. So even for another incident, though, Chambers

Berg, that has been noted, forcing another driver off the circuit into turn

We'll keep an eye on that.

Really good job.

Really good job, Maya. Keep it cool.

We can do it.

And we did also see as well that we have had a 10 -second penalty for Rafaela

Ferreira as well for that incident. We did see her make contact with the back

Felbermayr's car, which turned her into a spin.

Okay, Rafaela Ferreira currently in eighth in the points, so that would make

impact on the points paying this position so far. Here they come. There

in the Racing Bulls livery. And Ella Lloyd is doing a great job here, Alice,

catching up so far. Susie Wolfe will be in... Enjoying this so far. The F1

Academy team watching on. Like yesterday, we're being treated to a

battle here.

You can see big smiles from the team on the pit wall there. And like you said, a

great battle.

Chloe Chambers is just managing to open a bit of the gaps at the fastest lap of

the race last time round. Maia Verg climbing all over the kerb there on the

of turn 10. So fighting the car all the way through this section down into the

banked turn 13.

Chambers is finding her feet now. It sounds like someone had a small luck up.

Unsure who that was going into 13.

Riding on board with Nina Gaidman, who had that injury coming into this

She had a heavy crash here when they came here for testing a few weeks ago.

She's doing a great job. All three Pema drivers are up into the top seven.

On board with Nina Gaidman.

Carrying injury. This is really good stuff from her. This is the onboard view

down to turn 22.

And Alicia Palmofsky, well, has kept quiet, has been patient.

Similar approach to what she did yesterday, but she got a podium out of

the end. And not a bad person to be following in this battle.

No, she's going to try and learn as much as she can.

She had one race in F1 Academy last year. She was the wild card in Qatar, so

a taste of F1 Academy life back then. You see the speed trap.

on your right hand side as she'll tuck into the toe of Dorian Pan who have the

benefit of the toe from the two cars in front as well but Maverick fast of

anyone in the middle sector that seems to be her strongest sector over Chloe

Chambers we'll have a look if they cross the line now to see that gap down to 1

.2 seconds at the moment as they come across the start -finish line. And it's

down ever so slightly, but it's being controlled at the moment by Chloe

Chambers. Great driving. That's a great lap for Chloe Chambers. In fact, it's

the fastest, 2 .05 .6.

She's three tenths faster than both of the drivers we're currently looking at.

So Alicia Palmofsky and the driver directly ahead of us, Octodian Pounder.

gives us a great view of the challenges of this circuit, Alice.

It does, and we saw how much...

Alicia Palmosky was fighting the wheel in qualifying yesterday.

Sorry, on Friday.

So we're going to have a nice onboard through this sweeping section of

And you've got to trust your car because it's blind.

You can see entry into here. You can't see what's on the exit into turn 10 and

then through 11, 12 and have that run into a very banked corner of turn 13.

up your braking point. Use that camber on the inside.

And you can see she has a slightly different line. I actually think that's

possible mistake from Dorian Pan going into 13. You can see they don't climb

that banking too early. It's fairly steep there. Use as much of the road

possible on the inside of turn 14.

Flat out, get the car nice and straight to hit the brakes for 16.

Not using too much of those big inside curbs there. But it looks like, from my

eye, Chris, I don't know about yours, but that gap between Alicia and Dorian

has come down pretty...

Very so slightly, it must be said, as they head now through flat -out section

into 21 and then jumping on the bikes for turn 22.

It has.

Absolutely correct, Alice, by just over a tenth of a second. And now she's got a

great run out of here as well. And the benefit of the tow, as you mentioned

time round.

Dorian's under pressure, made that small mistake, but she's usually pretty cool

and calm.

She'll know where her weaknesses are.

An eye on the mirror of Alicia as well to see where maybe she's a bit weaker

than her. But the gap at the front now, down under one second, they haven't got

the benefit of DRS. All you've got is the benefit of the tow from the car in

front as they charge across the line. Fastest lap by Chloe Chambers,

snatched away by Meyerberg, has found her groove again.

Down to the first corner. Just an update. Virg Chambers, the incident at

was noted. It's now under investigation.

And a five -second penalty coming out for Chambers. So Chloe Chambers has a

-second penalty. Our race leader, that's just come through as we watch this

replay of Joanne Cicconti round the outside of Chloe Chambers.

Yes, you see they keep it nice and clean. Giaconte then turning and using

kerb on the inside, getting the car rotated, just seeing how much lock she's

on to get round there. But nice, clean move, but that's not what Chloe Chambers

is going to want to hear. The team, of course, will let her know on the radio.

There's radios in these F1 Academy cars, so she'll be aware.

But for now, for Chloe, she's got to try and build a gap. She's got no other

choice. It's going to be hard to build the gap on Mayerberg, but Dorian's just

dropped away a little. little bit from these front two she's opened the gap

slightly during this lap on Alicia Palmasco only by a tenth and a half but

when Maya if when she she catches up of course is she going to now put up a

fight because she doesn't want to leave to lose too much time fighting because

that's going to then drop her further down the order once that penalty kicks

so here's where she was on the outside so this is going to turn 22

And Meyerberg was ahead at the apex.

And we're obviously in different categories. There's a lot of chatter

who's ahead of the apex. And then no room was given on the outside.

Of course, Meyer then conceded that.

And then Chloe popped over the kerb.

Chill fight and say, well, Meyer didn't leave me any room on the inside, so I

had to take to the kerb. And Meyer would say, well, I left you room.

So it's a tough one. I certainly would not want the race director's job, the

steward's job, that's for sure.

Yeah, well, the five -second penalty has been given for forcing another driver

off the track. It was under investigation for that Turn 22 incident

saw the replay of.

And Chloe Chambers has now been given a five -second penalty. So that changes

everything in this race. She now...

has to try and build a gap.

Currently, she would go down to P6. So she's going to go down to P5. So that's

going to lose her valuable points in this championship.

And as we talked about at the top of the broadcast, this is not a long

championship. And Aurelia Nobel's trying to come back through the order. We saw

her in a bit of an incident earlier. And that's her going wheel to wheel there

with Chloe Chong.

She's not really had the luck, I would say, this year, has Aurelia Nobles, that

taken out in the first couple of races that we had in Shanghai and then caught

up in that incident that we saw earlier on, just that she had nowhere to go,

basically. So all her hard work was then undone. She was first forced back down

the order again. So in 12th place at the moment, battling with Chloe Chong.

But one thing for Chloe Chambers is, of course, if there's a safety car, that

really ruins her race totally.

She's actually opened up the gap at the front.

We received five seconds time penalty.

We have to open the gap. Keep pushing and open the gap.

I mean, there may have been reply from Chloe, but it's not playable.

But she's doing that. Four tenths.

of a second faster than my Vogue in the first sector alone.

Alicia Palmofsky's on rear -wood camera there, looking back at Alba Larsson,

who, our second -youngest driver on the grid, I think is doing an absolutely

fantastic job, managed to keep up with the much more experienced Palmofsky and

charging her down for people.

She can build the gap to Palmofsky, as you said.

That would be a really good effort if she can keep herself in the podium

And this would help because Alba Larson is right there.

So could this battle...

Now build up between Palmowski and Larson and Larson running slightly deep

the brakes and this will work in the favour of Chloe Chambers who is carrying

that five second penalty for forcing Maya Verg off the circuit at turn 22.

to the first corner and Maya Verg can make life even more difficult for Chloe

Chambers here because she is starting to just stay within region there. Chloe

Chambers has set the fastest lap though as you can see at the top of screen. 205

.1 and that's exactly what she needs to do as we watch this battle here which

could be key to Chambers' race.

It could. She'll get that extra point for fastest lap which will make a

difference possibly come the end of the season and you can see a variation of

lines between Alicia Palmofsky and Alba Larson looking at the rearward shot and

how fast these F1 Academy cars go through that first sector. Having a

replay of Ella Lloyd.

Just tap the wall.

Calm, as casual as you like. Just tap the wall, no problem. She's no damage by

the looks of it. She'll carry on on the exit of turn 13.

That gap's opened up at the front ever so slightly by three -tenths of a

Chloe Chambers much stronger than either.

in the first sector and Alicia's lost a bit of pace here hasn't she she was

right actually challenging for third position Dorian Pan but just seems to be

struggling at the moment saying that she's just set a personal best first

same with Alba Larson but that gap is opened up slightly it looks like the gap

out the front as well we'll keep an eye on the battle for second as well 1 .8

seconds between them Alicia Palmofsky fourth place currently

but that would become third as it stands as she's within five seconds of Chloe

Chambers. Campos Racing watching on. They are having a great season so far.

Sadly for Chloe Chambers, she has that penalty, but she is trying her best to

build a gap as we watch them come down to the final corner. Chambers is pushing

a lot, so push, push.

So that's basically saying get a move on because she's obviously got that five

-second penalty.

And if she keeps stretching her legs at the pace that she is Chambers, it could

mean that Dorian Pan won't go in front of her. And the gap at the moment, I

mean, it's fairly safe at the moment, 2 .8, so it's stabilized.

for now, so she'll only drop down now, well the gap is five seconds for Alba

Larsson battling further backfield, Emma Felbermayer having a look down the

inside of Nicole Havrida Ava Agagnostiadis as well down there, so a

down the further end of the field Yep, that's a good move there from

trying to recover in this race after being spun round at turn two, and she's

looking at the back of the American Express driver, Nicole Havrida, into the

first corner, and Felbemeyer is going to make this move.

Late on the brakes, Havrida takes to the runoff, and Felbemeyer will complete

that move on the exit, Alice.

She will, and Havrida will have to give up that spot. Let's have a look if she

ducks into the back of Emma Felbemeyer. She does, eventually.

into the first or the second of their heavier braking zones.

Just about to depart through into sector two now.

And all these less experienced drivers, it's so important that the track time

that they get in F1 Academy to learn, come to challenging tracks, challenging

conditions. Not only will they learn about...

driving an F1 Academy car at high speed between the walls, but also how their

bodies cope in such high temperatures, such high track temperatures as well. So

plenty of things that they can learn. A nervous Campos mechanic watching on.

Great to see so many female mechanics as well in the F1 Academy paddock, female

engineers. And, of course, we have Sebastian Vettel's car thing.

If you keep going like this, it's still a podium. Keep going.

He did his Race for Women initiative as well on Tuesday and Wednesday, which all

the Campos Racing drivers went to as well. He provided opportunities to 20

women at the track.

They were able to go out on circuit with him as well. And the winner is going to

get to go out in a Ferrari Challenge car. The top three will be seen around

paddock. So a really great experience for them. And there will be a feature on

that as well. Laura Winter was there.

with them and was even out on circuit with Sebastian Vettel. So do keep an eye

out for that. I can't wait to see that. See how she got on. Yes.

Now, key moment in this race. Chloe Chambers, look at the timing tower to

left. That's why Campos Racing are looking so nervous. It's 4 .8. Very

Alice. Just went over to five seconds.

That is why they're saying to Chambers, keep going like this. It will still be a

podium. But Palmofsky is probably being told the complete same thing. You need

to stay within five seconds and we've got a podium.

We have. And importantly as well, Maia Vergas just snatched the fastest lap

from Chloe Chambers. So she'll get the extra point for now if it doesn't

Fastest. overall in the first sector for Chloe Chambers so she really is pushing

and actually she's half a second quicker than Dorian Pan in the first sector

alone but then that gap sort of stabilizes Dorian's a little bit

that middle sector and final sector so it all sorts itself out but with only a

couple of laps

to go in this race is going to be some of the most important laps for Chloe

Chambers. This battle is now all about the drivers, believe it or not, in first

and fourth.

You've got to watch the gaps between them because Berg looks very settled in

Ferrari in P2.

Donnie and Pan looks very settled.

in P3, but it's these drivers here, Palmofsky, Larson, they could both gain

positions if they can stay within five seconds of Chloe Chambers, who has a

penalty, a five -second penalty for Forth and Meyerberg off the circuit at

22. If you are just joining us, we are about to go into the final two laps, and

it's almost going into qualifying mode here for Palmofsky, who's actually

now getting very close to the back of Donnie and Pan. She's really... starting

to set good sectors, and she's only just over a second back. I think that was a

lock -up as well from Dorian Pan going into the final corner there, and Alisa

Palmoski can really hamper Dorian Pan's hope in keeping that, keeping or making

a gain on Chloe Chambers, because they start getting into battle, of course,

that costs a lot of time, but Chloe Chambers are nearly matching Maya Virg's

fastest lap that currently stands during this race, and you can see Ella Lloyd,

who fell to Nearly the back of the field after that stall has made her way back

up into the top tenths. She's now in ninth place.

Duranja Conte is our final point sitter at the moment.

Gaps are fairly stabilised at the moment.

Emma Felberwine managed to keep that place and drive away slightly at the

to Nicole Havrida.

just over five seconds 5 .1 Chloe Chambers doing a great job here it's 1

Virg it's 4 .4 to Dorian Pan so she's almost extended the gap now to the

Mercedes -Benz back driver

Can she do it in time? She's cleared Alicia Palmofsky. She's cleared

comfortably. Can she now clear Donny and Pan? If she keeps going like this, then

you'd have to say she will only drop to second place.

She will, and that will be impressive.

Over a course of a 13 -lap race, we saw a battle for at least a lap or two,

didn't we, earlier on in the race.

So, real good job and strong performance from Chloe Chambers to open up that

gap. And I'm not sure what's happened with Pan.

She's lost some pace all of a sudden. Rina Jafali, who was our wildcard driver

last year in F1 Academy, she'll be our flag, waving the chequered flag for

drivers in Alaposo's time.

It was great to see her in the garage as well with Toto Wolff throughout the

weekend. So just showing the opportunities the championship can

with. We hope to see Rina Jafali back racing with us at some stage, but good

see she's still in the paddock of K.

Final lap, and this has to be a qualifying lap for Chloe Chambers. In

circumstances, this would be just managing a 1 .6 second lead. But no,

Chambers has much more work to do now. If she wants to keep position, keep

points, she has to build a five second advantage if she wants to hold on to a

second place.

Over. Dorian Pan, let's get the gap as she comes over the line. It's 4 .4

seconds, so she needs to try and extend around half a second. So far, she will

only drop to third as she is 5 .8 seconds ahead of Palmowski and Larson.

Larson's all over the back of Palmowski now. She's going to be under pressure

for this final lap. We'll keep you up to date of the sectors as they come

through. A crucial lap, not just for Chambers, but for Dorian Pan as well. 4

is the gap now.

Chloe Chambers has been strongest all weekend pretty much through this first

sector. Looking back from Palmofsky's car onto the rear of Alba Larsson as

she'll filter out through the sector. And purple, fastest overall for Chloe

Chambers in the first sector. So she knows how important it is. And

she is four tenths quicker in the first sector than Dorian Pan.

4 .9.

It's right there. She just needs to find one more tenth.

And there it is. She's over five seconds. Look to the left -hand side.

timing tower is gapped to the leader.

Donnie and Pan is now over five seconds behind Chloe Chambers. So Chambers will

only drop to P2.

She is doing an absolutely superb job. 13 laps into this race. And Chloe

Chambers is on to only drop one position.

is going to be crucial in these final stages going into the sectors. And it's

dropped down to 4 .9 again. Let's have a look. Dorian Pinn.

personal best for her in that middle sector just fractionally quicker than

Chambers who's all going to go down to this final sector you've got to nail it

right you've got to hit those gear shifts it's pretty much flat out from

all the way through to turn 27 get the car rotated nice and clean on the

throttle so we'll find out eventually if Chloe Chambers has done enough out of

the final corner has she done it that looks like a perfect run for Chloe

Chambers she'll win on the circuit but she will have to add five seconds to

her time. A superb drive for Chloe Chambers. But in the background, it'll

first win at Jeddah for Maya Verg. Across the line she comes. And a first

for Ferrari as well. She becomes the first driver for Ferrari to take to the

step here on the streets of Jeddah. Well done, Maya Verg. That's a first win for

the season for her. And Chloe Chambers has done it. She just beats...

Dorian Pan to the line. They were split less than a tenth of a second.

Chloe Chambers sets the fastest lap on the final lap, 2 .04 .9, and she has

it on the final lap to hold on to second place.

Dorian Pan in third place as well. The gap was less than a tenth of a second.

Alicia Palmofsky in fourth, Alba Larson in fifth. What a final lap from Chloe

Chambers, and what a win for Maiava.

An impressive drive from Chloe Chambers. She did everything right at the start.

Then it got pretty close and jostling for position between Meyerberg a couple

laps later.

But she knew she just had to try and open that gap so she didn't fall further

down the order.

Probably the race of her life so far for Chloe Chambers. And she delivered,

dropped down into second place. But let's hear from our race winner.

Thanks guys.

Well done.

to Maya Verde. Great history for her and for Ferrari as well. They will be

very, very pleased.

Well done to Chloe Chambers as well in P2. MP Motorsport, great win for them.

They're having such a super season with Dutch driver Maya Verde. But what a last

lap that was for Chloe Chambers, Alice.

Six hundredths of a second and that was enough for Chloe Chambers to not drop

further down.

Oh my gosh.

We'll get them in Miami.

I have no doubt about it. I have no doubt.

And Miami, a circuit that, again, all of the drivers that raced last year have

been to. So our top three have good knowledge of going to Miami. But great

from our top three. Solid performance by Meyerberg as well, who certainly had

the real pace.

And over pretty much everybody else. Close the gap down onto Chloe Chambers.

picking up as much dust, marbles, as they possibly can around the circuit.

too many marbles get thrown off by these F1 Academy cars, but they're still out

there on the hunt just to make sure they are within all the legal limits when it

comes to scrutineering. These cars will get thoroughly checked over.

by the scrutineers after every single race.

Dorian Pound will lose the lead of the championship as well, and she'll see

as three points lost rather than the 15 points that she gained. I think that was

an opportunity to take second place.

Third place is nevertheless a podium, but just missing out by six hundredths

a second to second place over Chloe Chambers, who on another day would have

this race comfortably.

but she will have to settle for second place behind Mayerberg.

Donnie and Pan, well done to her, finishing in P3. Another podium for her.

That's her second now of the season.

But here, our winner...

Not her first win in F1 Academy, but her first for the 2025 season. She has been

on the podium in every single race. And now in 2025, it is for the first time.

The first Ferrari driver to win around the streets of Jeddah. And it's Maya

who is first to do it. Well done to her.

A super drive, a great battle with Chloe Chambers in the end, who climbs out of

the car. She did a fastest lap on the last lap to just beat Dorian Pan to

place by six hundredths, despite carrying her five second penalty. And

finishes in third place. Familiar names on the podium there, Alice. It's looking

like we're seeing those familiar title contenders on the podium placed.

It is. We've got a real battle.

On our hands, you can see Dorian Pan a bit disappointed there. She'll feel that

she just didn't have the pace in her Mercedes from a machine today.

Pat on the back. You can see they worked really hard for that.

A good drink. Take on those fluids. Replace plenty of fluids that would have

been lost in these very warm conditions. But we've got a tough battle. You could

even still add Alicia Palmowski in there as well.

That's Reba Jafali. Really nice to see her. Of course, she knows the drivers

from racing here last year, going over to congratulate our podium finishers.

Yeah, well done, too. Of course, that whole battle, really, although it wasn't

on the track, kind of spelled the show, but we must pay tribute, really, to

Alicia Palmowski, Alba Latham. They had put in great performances. Tina Hausman,

two sixth positions.

Well done to her. Nina Gaidman.

carrying injury in the points both races.

And Ella Lloyd came back to P8 despite that stalling on the grid.

Geraint Conte in the points as well. Well done to her. That's first points of

the season. And Chloe Chong also in the points as well.

It's close. It's close for the team's championship as well. Campos racing on

top of that with MP Motorsport and Prema Racing.

We only had one change of championship battle last year or championship leader

last year. But let's hear from...

Our race winner, interviews hosted by Ariana Bravo.

Maya, congratulations on that victory.

Intense conditions out there, but you brought home the win. How are you

Yeah, I'm feeling happy, of course.

It was a crazy race. The first laps were key to make up the moves.

So, yeah, that's what I tried to do already from T1. I had a good start,

to overtake Dorian, and then...

Caught up to two chambers. I think the first laps we had a lot of pace. And,

yeah, it was quite a battle in the first laps.

Once the race settled, I tried to push the first laps to try and catch up. But,

yeah, that meant that the last laps I was struggling a bit more with the

It's very hot, as everyone can notice. But, yeah, I think we can be happy we

home the points and recovered from not a great Friday quali.

Such an exciting race out there. And I mean, you've had a fantastic start to

this season on the podium at every race and now on the top step.

How are you finding the start of 2025?

I'm feeling great. I'm feeling great with the team. I'm feeling, yeah, I

we've been working very hard off track on the simulator and just making sure

that we're ready ahead of every situation.

The testing has been very positive and key to the results we're having. So,

yeah, I'm super happy so far and we have to keep pushing and keep improving.

Congratulations once again, Maya. Thank you very much.

Well done to Maverick. So she inherits the lead of the championship by seven

points ahead of Donny and Pan.

Chloe Chambers then 47 points. So she's 12 back. Then it's Alicia Palm off to

get 36.

Alva Larsson on 28.

Campos Racing on 91 points.

Just two points ahead of MP Motorsport.

Points make prizes and consistency is very key as we see.

Tense moments for the Campos team.

Still pleased with their driver's performance because Chloe, as we've

mentioned, did a brilliant job of pushing to the very limit, grabbing

lap at the very end as well. The only driver to dip under 2 .05, 2 .04 .9

was her fastest lap.

Congratulations all round in what was a tough year for MP. Let's listen in to

the drivers in the cool down.

yeah basically yeah we just you'd be one second yeah we during practice

on that lap to the on the lap to the boxes yeah we did

one set

Interesting to get an insight there into tyres and their thoughts on the race

there.

They get three sets of tyres to use over this race weekend.

Up to them, when they use it, they have to start on a brand new set for practice

that allows you two sets remaining for the remainder of the race weekend.

And it sounded like Chloe just used one set for qualifying, scrubbed a set in,

to save for today's race, which paid off in the end. She managed to get that

fastest lap, of course, win on the road, but with that penalty put her down to

second. But also great to see all the F1 teams down there.

supporting their drivers mercedes ferrari all there to to cheer on i saw

red bull personnel down there as well yeah familiar sights and there now are

drivers making their way to the podium maya Dodie Ann and Chloe Chambers, the

top three in the championship, the top three in race two today. And we get

to welcome them out onto the podium. And very shortly after that, it will be off

to Miami.

But it's set up nicely, just 12 points between those three, Alice.

It's close.

And Miami, we mentioned a track that certainly our top three, you can see

they're about to come out onto the podium.

very well Dorian was strong they were all very strong pace wise at Miami so

battle will certainly rage and continue as Dorian Pan comes out to take up her

position on the podium yep Dorian Pan that is 18 top 10 finishes in a row for

her she's never finished outside of it and she's racking up the podium finishes

as well well done to Dorian Pan that's now 10 podiums for her Chloe Chambers

another podium Finish for her.

She is having great form this season. Three for the season now. Just missing

on the win today with that five -second penalty. That goes to Maja Verga. First

win for the season. She's been on the podium every race this season.

Well done to our top three on the podium here at Jeddah for race two.

A great head -to -head battle out front.

Maya Berg and Chloe Chambers going wheel -to -wheel in the early stages. Maya

Berg taking the race win.

Well done to Maya Verg. Her first win of the season. And with that, she takes

the lead in this championship as we leave round two of the season.

Chloe Chambers put in the fastest lap of the race right at the end of the race

there. And that was just enough for her to hold on to second place by six

hundredths of a second ahead of Dodie and Pan.

Well done to Chloe Chambers.

Last lap, I'm sure she will play back for a long time.

She putting a race -winning performance, and on another day it would have been a

comfortable win. Well done to Chloe Chambers.

The win for her this season, not far away.

And Dorian Pant, another podium.

And never been out of the top ten, and you can see why it's the consistency for

her that leaves her second in the championship, Alice.

It is making sure that you don't make any mistakes.

You nail...

Every single opportunity that comes your way, you're there to pick up the

pieces. And Dorian Pan was right there, wasn't she, when Meyerberg and Chloe

Chambers were having that battle and nearly sucked through to potentially

the lead.

But it wasn't to be for her today.

But she'll certainly be very quick next time out in Miami, that's for sure.

Well done to the top three who celebrate. Let's quickly preview Miami.

Different challenge to this one.

Another track that will present overtaking opportunity.

It will. We saw plenty of overtaking from the drivers in Miami last year.

Another really, really long straight out the back that leads down to a heavy

braking zone with a fairly tight exit similar to it here in Jeddah.

So hot temperatures as well. So fairly similar conditions, but it's a massive

challenge for the drivers.

It is. Let's first recap.

what happened here on the streets of Jeddah in race two. Meijerberg taking

race win, her first of the 2025 season, and that elevates her to the top of the

standings. Chloe Chambers took the point for fastest lap to confirm herself in

second by 100.

the second ahead of Dodie M. Pan. And then we had Alicia Palmofsky in fourth,

Alba Larson in fifth, Tina Hausman in sixth, and with Nina Gaidman, Ella

Joanne Cicconti, and Chloe Chong, those two scoring points for the first time

this season. Aurelia Nobels, Courtney Crone, Rafaela Ferreira, Leah Block,

Felbermeyer, Nicole Havrida, Ava Anagnostiadis, and then Fadal Youssef.

Ferreira did pick up a penalty for contact earlier on in the race, which

her. 10 seconds. That is all for round two of F1 Academy.

A couple of weeks break.

We will be back for round three at Miami on the 3rd and 4th of May. For now, it

is goodbye.