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Thank you.

After competing in China and Saudi
Arabia, F1 Academy is all set for

in the United States. Welcome to the
third round of the series where the

talented young female racers compete in
junior single -seaters to establish

their careers in motorsport.

And once again, it is on a challenging
circuit. There are 19 turns to deal

some fast sweeping corners, but also
some tricky tight and narrow sections as

well, where you need to be close to the
wall, but try not to hit it. Last year,

the fastest race lap was 1 .59 .322, but
the fastest qualifying lap was a 1 .58

.507, which was set.

by my co -commentator today and the
reigning F1 Academy champion, Abby

Now, Abby, you've just been showing me
as well the weather forecast for today.

It's slightly different to the way it
was yesterday.

Yeah, I'm nervous looking outside the
commentary box. It's looking really

overcast, a bit sad in the air. It's not
like the Miami heat that we had

yesterday, but it's going to be a
challenge for the drivers. I mean, the

temp's a lot lower. It's going to be
different. It actually rained overnight,

that's an additional thing that they've
got to deal with. There's going to be a

lot of dirt on the track that's been
brought on, so the track evolution

throughout the session is going to be
massive.

Abby, it's great to have you with us
this weekend, as you are the reigning

champion of F1 Academy.

And, well, let's just see how this
qualifying goes. They've had those two

practice sessions, which you were
studying yesterday.

Dorianne Pan, who we saw just a moment
ago, she was fastest in the first

practice session. Maya Berg.

was fastest in the second, and those two
are really battling for the title at

the moment. Mayerberg is now leading the
championship, but it is a close battle

as expected in this early stages of the
season. And the cars now all heading out

onto the track. So track conditions,
obviously, even though the weather at

moment is looking a little bit
questionable, nice and dry, maybe not as

sometimes, but they've still got to warm
these tyres up to get the best out of

them, haven't they?

Track temp is 15 degrees lower than it
was yesterday in FP2, so a little bit

more work for the drivers, but the
ambient is so hot here that it does end

helping, 27 degree air temp, so there
isn't too much they've got to do, like

example the braking, you can overheat
the brakes quite easily, so it's more

lateral load, you see them weaving down
this second straight on the track.

Looking at a weather map there, and you
can see there is rain around, whether

it's going to affect this session or
not. So it is really important. Now the

track is dry. You need to get out there
and do it quick, don't you?

Yeah, I mean, if there is a chance of
rain, it's definitely a case of you're

going to go quicker on the wet tyres,
that's for sure. So it may be that a

different... Different strategy for some
of the teams. I've seen, actually, some

of the teams have scrubbed in a set of
tyres. Some of the cars don't have the

white stickers on the tyres. That means
they've gone out on a script set that

they've done an outlap on yesterday.

So it may be strategic. They want to put
the new set on earlier, the more newer,

let's say, set on earlier in the
session.

Straight away, push straight away.

It's going to get the rain. We are going
to get it in a few minutes. So full

push.

Well, there we are. They are being told
to get on with it. And actually, they're

all out together. So, yeah, try not to
get all tangled up.

There is Dorianne Pat, and she's just
going past Ava Dobson. Ava Dobson is the

wildcard entry, by the way, American,
the fourth American now in the series

this particular event. She's just doing
the one -off event, and we'll see how

she gets on. Chloe Chambers, number 14,
you're looking at at the moment in the

Red Bull livery, and Chloe can be very
rapid, as we know. She was on pole

position last time in Saudi Arabia,
ended up finishing second despite

the line first with some penalty, but
Chloe Chambers, one to watch here, Abby.

Yeah, and she's got prime of place as
well. Obviously on the pit lane there,

they're further forward.

They're the first in the queue and she's
got clear track ahead of her. That's

going to help so much, especially as we
see a few spots of rain on that camera,

I think.

It's looking like it's really, really
important to get your lap in early and

putting it together.

And it seems that it's going to be
decided potentially in this first 10

if the rain does come.

Yeah, look at that. Even more drops of
rain on the next camera. So as you say,

it's absolutely... Absolutely crucial to
get these first laps absolutely as

quickly as you can because if the
track's going to get wet and slippery,

no way you're going to be able to
improve.

You're riding on board with Chloe
Chambers right now as we're heading up

that tighter section of the track now,
turns 11, 12, and then it all gets quite

complicated here. Just talk us through
this, Abby.

This sector is the slow speed sector
too. It's all mainly in second gear,

collection of corners, but you can see
she's struggling for grip. It's not as

comfortable. as the onboards have been
in this sector.

And it looks like there's a bit of
understeer when she's pushing the

And then the rear comes out around turn
11, we saw, as they're all towing each

other along down this back straight,
helping each other out.

Nina Gaidman is saying it's raining a
lot. So this is where, potentially, the

track position for Chloe is going to
come in really handy.

Crossing the line first, the track's the
most dry for her.

Absolutely right. Yeah, Palmosky behind
her had set the fastest second sector.

Somebody else has now gone slightly
quicker with that. And actually, I think

it's Leah Block who's done a good second
sector.

But let's have a look at how these times
are looking as they come across the

line. This could be crucial, as you say.

Still just over two minutes rather than
in the 1 .59s or 1 .58s, which they were

doing yesterday.

And if it does get wetter, it's going to
be even harder. Leah Bloch, as I

mentioned, with that fastest middle
sector, she goes third fastest. So Chloe

Chambers has set the initial pace. Let's
have a look. Dorian Pan has popped up

to third and still quite a few more to
set that initial time. This is really a

crucial time, isn't it? This could be a
really, really good thing for Leah,

actually. In front of the home crowd,
she obviously has a really big pass in

rally driving. So if she has the less
grip, she may be feeling the most

comfortable she's felt all weekend.

the home crowd she's obviously going to
want to do well in and it's not easy to

be able to jump in in such a high
pressure situation here with the rain

down it's going to be tough

As we see a lot of traffic as well for
Dorian, track positioning seems really

vital. Yeah, that does make life tricky.
I mean, OK, if you get a tow, then

fantastic, but it's going to slow you
down through the corners. You really

want to be in a group of cars, on the
other hand, when if there's rain coming

down, you cannot afford to slow down and
wait for a quick lap. And so Dorian

Pan's having to work really hard at
this. This is unusually qualified. It

like racing, doesn't it? Because in
qualifying, you wouldn't normally get

situation like this, but she's got to,
hasn't she?

This is hampering more than helping for
sure, but you can see how slippy it is

on the on -board as the car's off. I
think that's... Ava Dobson. Yeah, Ava

Dobson or potentially even Leah. Oh, it
might be Leah, yeah. Gittles here. Yeah,

Leah. They all missed the braking at
Leah.

Yeah, yellow flags, that means also the
drivers can't improve in this sector,

but it doesn't look like they're even
going to because it's so wet out there.

Yeah, and actually the second sectors
are all slower now. So the first sector,

there were a few people who improved on
that first sector, but now the second

sector is definitely slippery. And that
means that that line -up that we've got

already, that could well be it now. I
think it's going to be incredibly

difficult to improve on that.

I don't think they will.

The strategy now is, okay, you've got to
stay out and keep tie attempt because

if they box now, they're going to drop
tie attempt. They've got to wait to try

and get the track to dry and come back
to them maybe at the end of this 20

minutes.

Yeah, it's going to be tough.

Yeah, but look at where Maya Verg is,
down in 10th place.

The championship leader, she did not...
There she is, look, number 64.

The Ferrari -backed car, she is down in
10th. Now, remember, the top eight will

take a reverse grid for the first race,
but if you're down in 10th, well, that's

it. You'll be 10th on the grid for both
races. And look how wet it's getting out

there now.

Yeah, on ice. It looks like an ice rink
as we see a replay of Alicia Palmowski

here going into turn 11. One of the
biggest braking zones on the track here.

Getting a bit out of shape, I'm going to
imagine. Everyone following the leader

onto the runoff.

Not ideal situation here.

No, I mean, she's done a good job. She's
second fastest, remember, and they were

both at Sheffield Chambers, so it was
the top two.

They were the first out on track, and
that was an advantage, as you mentioned,

think, getting out first from the grid.
That was the spin for Leah Block, so she

got caught by the damp conditions, but
Leah is fifth fastest, and that does

the way it's going to be. That was
Dorian Pan coming through that group of

Thankfully, oof, everybody did just
manage to avoid her. That was a little

close with Emma Felber. Meyer but it all
sorted itself out and no one else made

damage there so that's good.

And of course, FP1 and FP2, it was dry.
It was dry for the first time that the

drivers are on this track in these
conditions. So it'll be interesting to

whether they actually put the wets on
and they decide, I might actually give

a go on the wets. Not to improve on lap
time, but just to learn. The races could

potentially be wet. So they need to get
as much information as possible.

Then there's the argument again about
the tide then. But to be honest, I don't

think with how heavy it's coming down
outside this comms box, it's going to be

really anything.

they can do about it i'll tell you what
though with my other 10th fastest and

very unlikely to be able to improve on
that we're going to have two mega races

possibly because my other gabby is going
to have to work so hard in both races

having only set the 10th fastest time
she's the championship leader but she's

going to have to do a lot of overtaking
this weekend yeah i mean speaking to

maya and knowing her from last year she
does love uh overtaking however

Not when you're leading a championship.
She did say to me yesterday, it's the

most comfortable she's ever felt. She's
at the top of the times and at the top

of the championship or the series,
sorry.

She's the one to beat, but...

She's really, really found herself in a
bad situation here, not even reaping the

benefit of the reverse good race. If it
ends like this, she's going to be

starting seventh in both races, and it
will be a lot of work to do for her.

Her main rival, of course, only seven
points behind her in the championship at

the moment. Dorianne Pan is third
fastest at this stage, which is actually

good place to be.

Maybe not on the front row for the
second race, but it means she's slightly

further ahead for race one. Left point.

for the reverse grid race when you do
that. But nonetheless, I think Dorianne

Pan will be relieved in a way that she
set a good early pace. And Lloyd doing

excellent job. Fourth fastest as well.

Aurelia Nobels has done a good job in
sixth place. And Rafaela Pereira, that's

impressive. Seventh fastest because she
was a little bit further down the list

in free practice. She was 12th in
practice one.

And she was 15th in practice two.

Yeah, Raffaella with Campos Racing, she
was one of the first three out on track,

so maybe that's helped her get a bit
more confident in the better conditions.

But I just want to point out how close
it is in that top four.

Seven hundredths between the four of
them. It just shows how important that

was to get the lap in, and it's from
Chloe Chambers to Alicia Pinn and then

Lloyd. So all of them really, really
making the most of that first.

one push lap yeah absolutely they are
putting wets on as you can see as you

mentioned we might see that a little bit
uh else going on with alicia

palmowski's car they haven't put the
well they are now beginning to take the

slicks off and put the wets on so let's
just see if they do decide to go out of

course part of this will be thinking
well if there's rain over the weekend

we're racing in the rain we really need
to get a feel for the car

Exactly. Getting as much data as
possible. I mean, they want to try and

car for the setup, but also for the
drivers to get into it.

There is still a chance that we have
more sleek laps at the end of the

Well, that's interesting to hear. So
we've still got just under 20 minutes to

go. It would have to be stopping raining
very much now, I would think, for it to

dry off enough. But let's wait and see.

I mean, the rain has stopped here where
I am in the comms box. I'm situated at

the start of the pit lane. So there's
nothing here. So the teams will see that

there's no rain in the pit lane.
However, it's looking like there's a lot

spray out there as we go outboard shots
of Leoblon going into turn four.

Yeah, Leah Block, one of the Americans
racing, of course, this weekend. She's

had a really tough time in qualifying
until now, but right now she's fifth

fastest. She started at the back of all
four races that we've had so far.

The first event she got taken out in the
early part of qualifying, and so she

didn't get to settle that. And then she
went off herself in Saudi and didn't get

to settle that there either. So this
time, thankfully, where she's in the

home turf, and she has done a great job,
fifth fastest. But this is interesting,

Abby, to have a look now on the wet
tyres to see how the cars react in these

conditions.

I'm really excited, actually, to go on
board here with Aurelia Nobles and see

what the track's like in the rain. I'm
almost a bit envious, to be honest. It

looks like a really exciting track. As
we see, the sun is coming out a little

bit, but it doesn't look like it will be
enough to dry. I mean, maybe we'll see.

But it's going to be a really big
challenge. There's a really high -speed

1. Rubber's been laid down from the
Formula 1 and all the support races that

have been out this weekend. So it's
going to be really slippy online.

And it's going to be a challenge for
the... for the drivers to adapt and

out where the best possible places to
put their car.

Absolutely right. Yes, that's what you
can learn from all of this. How many wet

races did you do last year in F1
Academy? Were there any?

Great question. No wet races, but there
was a moment at Zandvoort where we were

sat on the grid and the heavens opened
and the race actually got postponed even

to next morning. Qualifying at
Zandvoort, also wet.

These cars in the wet, it requires a bit
of finesse.

The tyres are quite soft, to be honest,
so there is a lot of... grip available,

but around a street circuit like this,
maybe less so than a more normal circuit

like Zandvoort.

Yeah, no, I can understand that. And
that means that on a track like

if it's drying, you've got to perhaps
run it onto the wet to keep those tyres

cooled down a little bit. That's not
really something they need to worry

right now. Right now, it's just finding
where the grip is, isn't it? And driving

in the wet on any racetrack, it's always
about trying to identify where are the

drier patches.

They can be in strange places, can't
they?

Yeah, no, there can be little bumps in
the road and it can create standing

and you go for a puddle and the rear
will step out. Of course, these guys

like going through moats that go across
the track sometimes.

But it's making sure you're looking at
them. And it's actually really important

if there is any standing water for these
drivers to be checking out, because if

it is starting to dry at the end of the
session, they'll want to be cooling down

these wet tyres. But then when it gets
to slicks, you want to be avoiding them.

Absolutely right. On board with Aurelia
Nobels here.

And she's done a good job so far, going
sixth fastest.

First sector, six seconds down on the
fastest first sector in the dry earlier

on. Six seconds, not a huge surprise
when you can see the amount of water,

amount of rain. I think it's... unlikely
that we're going to see quick laps by

the end. Just look at the amount of
water that's out there.

It does seem Sector 2 has particularly
been really affected by this rain. There

is a significant amount of spray that I
don't think is going to go. As we see

Aurelia fighting the car into Turn 11
and then getting it back to the left,

the rubber, so going very wide here,
middle of the track, as she sets up Turn

13, 14 and 15. This chicane is really
tight. These curbs are very slippy over

the pavement. and doing a really good
job to try different things, try and get

the accelerator down, find where the
traction is. Yeah, 12 seconds, not...

going to see an improvement on overall
pace for sure. No, but we'll maybe get

idea. It'll be interesting to see who is
going to be quick in the wet at this

point. And we'll see, because just in
case we get rain either later today or

Sunday, we'll get a little bit of an
idea who's going well in the wet

conditions. But just under 15 minutes to
go, it does look as though the

qualifying setup is done. But it's
always fascinating driving on board in

wet conditions like this with these...

formula four cars as they are
effectively in tattered cars and as you

saying the wet tires They work well.
They're reasonably soft, so they're

them a reasonable amount of grip.

Two minutes, 15 seconds. Yeah, so we are
looking at 15 seconds, basically, off

the pace in the dry. That's no great
surprise.

Oh, and Leah's just gone a little bit
wide once again.

Yeah, doing some sightseeing. It looks
really wet off on that painted section

the track, but it seems like it's going
to be, I think, a lot of fun out there

for the drivers, to be honest. As you
said, it's...

For the races, making sure they're set
up and understand where they need to be.

For whatever reason, if it is wet, as we
go on board with Maya, who, yeah,

she'll be wanting to move forward, so
getting as much data as possible. And if

the race is wet...

knowing where she can go offline to make
them overtakes, fighting the car around

turn three here, all flat out in the
dry, maybe potentially a little lift in

wet.

Yeah, and of course, she's one of those
drivers into her second year. That's one

of the rules of F1 Academy, is you're
only allowed to compete in F1 Academy

two years. Last year, she developed her
talent very, very clearly, taking a win

at the end of the season, and she's been
very much... on the case now

championship leader as we mentioned she
finished third and second in the first

two races of the year and then second
and first last time out in saudi arabia

excuse me um but she is leading the
championship but down in 10th place is

she's going to have to work hard but she
looks pretty confident in these

conditions doesn't she in the way

Yeah, I mean, her last lap out was at 2
minutes 20, and I've seen some of her

drivers on a 2 minute 14, so that was
Leah Block, actually. So Leah looks the

fastest in these conditions at the
moment, but Maya on her first proper

imagine the last lap was probably a prep
lap, why the gap was so big, but we'll

see going through Sector 2 now how
she'll fare against the other drivers.

Yeah, it's going to be fascinating to
see. You've got to be so careful through

these chicanes, trying not to run it too
much. That was a lovely little bit of

four -wheel drift out onto the exit as
she comes down the long main straight

here. 12 seconds down. So as you say, I
think this is potentially going to be up

there with the 2 minute 14 that we have
seen so far as fastest. I think this

could be a little quicker, but are we
actually going to see this track drying

up? I think that's more difficult. This
section into the final section that we

are in now, definitely.

a little bit drier in section two. As
you said, sector two of this track is

definitely the wettest part of it.

Yeah, it's going to be a little bit of
managing the tyres, actually. They'll

start overheating at this point in
sector three, where it is drier, and

sector one, where we're going into now
as we finish the lap. The spray, not

much here, whereas in sector two, it is
very significant, as Mayavug does a two

-minute 16 .4, so still a little bit of
time to find compared to the lap that

Leah was able to put in, but a lot of
drivers actually come... Coming into the

box and sitting out as well, Leah, after
going off in the box.

But here we see Tina Houseman. She's
decided to stay out, wants to learn a

little bit more as we go up to the final
corner.

Yeah, Tina Hausman with the backing from
Aston Martin, running with the Prema

team. And Tina Hausman has a good time
last time out in Saudi. It was all a bit

tricky for her in China. There were
penalties in both races. But she

sixth in both races last time out. She
is now seventh in the points. So she's

doing a good job. And having set her
pace earlier on, she was ninth fastest.

she has just missed out on that top
eight reverse.

Unfortunately, she's been eighth. of
course, then there would have been pole

position for race one, but it hasn't
quite worked out. But she still is

to keep an eye on. She has great
ability. So let's see what happened to

at Nobels a moment ago.

She's in the pit lane. Oh, that was a
little bit tight, wasn't it, Abby?

Yeah, not pulling into the grid box as
maybe she would have liked.

Luckily, it wasn't too big. It was just
a little jink out that maybe wasn't

expected. Yeah, Eva Anagnostiadis, who
just went a little bit deep. There she

is. But no damage done in the end to
either car, so that was fine.

And, yeah, Anagnostiadis is down at the
bottom.

She didn't really get a quick lap in on
the dry tyres.

And, of course, those going out later
were in a real group of cars. It was

difficult to get a clear lap in, as we
saw.

But there is Leah Block, having done
that great job in the dry fifth.

and then showing great pace, as you
said, in the wet, doing a 2 minute 14,

nobody else has quite matched, although
actually Hausman has done a 2 minute 12.

I was going to say, yeah, so Nina
Gaidman actually did a 2 minute 13 dead,

is 0 .0, and then Tina Hausman managed
to one -up her and do a 0 .9, so them

two seem to be a step quicker than
everyone else so far in these wet

But it is drying up a little bit, isn't
it? So if you're still out there, there

is a chance perhaps.

to go even faster. We're on board with
Dorian Pan, major championship

second in the points at the moment,
having led after the first round.

Second now to Mayerberg, but in a much
better position for...

The start of the races, having been
third fastest so far in this session,

we still think is very unlikely to
change, even though the track is drying

slowly, it's very hard for it to get to
a full dry session once again, with the

clock ticking away, under 10 minutes to
go, and Maya Verg is back into the pit.

She will be challenging this, and
mentally a tough one, but it was just a

situation to go out in that whole group
of cars, wasn't it?

Yeah, it's not ideal.

It's the...

The position you are in the pit lane, it
can help you sometimes or hinder you.

And I think definitely Maya being done
over a little bit, it's nothing that she

could do within her control. So that
would be the big thing that she needs to

think about as we see the frustration
there on the replay, hitting the wheel.

But again, like I say, need to not be
hard on herself. There wasn't much she

could have done. She was in a gaggle of
cars that was unavoidable if she had

gone out and waited.

let the cars go to get clear air, it
would have been wet. So she would have

in the same situation, not been able to
get a lap time in.

20 -year -old from the Netherlands who
has that backing from Ferrari and

with MP Motorsport.

So no chance of going back out with
slicks on, Lloyd.

Being told.

So they had put the slicks on, but now
they've decided no point at all because

of the time clicking away.

And I do understand that. It really
doesn't look likely that you're going to

able to get back out on slicks.

And there's no point in risking it, is
it really, Abby? Because, you know, if

you hit the wall at this point in the
session where really you can't improve

anyway, then it's just no point.

No, the last thing you want to do is
having to rebuild a car after

going into a race. You've got no time to
do a lap to make sure everything's

running okay.

But it was quite an ambitious call to
put the slicks back on the car. I worked

with Zimba, Ella Lloyd, engineer last
year. So I admire the gamble there. But

yeah, I think it's probably the right
decision to not.

go out again but we'll see it's looking
quite dry on this pit straight now but

around the back I think it's just too
still too wet absolutely right yeah very

very interesting and

Well, at this stage, Aurelia Nobels is
still out on track. She is sixth in that

lineup, which is excellent for her. And
there's every chance, therefore, that

she could be scoring some points, which
she hasn't managed to do so far this

season. And for the ART team, which she
runs with, that would be good news if

they can get some points for them, too.

I spoke to Aurelia yesterday, actually,
and she was up there, I think, in FP2.

She was P5, one of the best position
seats she's been in all season.

So she was hoping to continue the form
forward and was really happy. She had a

bit of bad luck last year here at Miami,
and she wanted a bit of redemption.

So it's nice to see her in the top ten
of the session so far and

trying to learn as much as possible on
these wet tyres.

Yeah, absolutely.

We shall see how it all goes, but still
learning about the track is important,

no doubt about it. Don't forget, though,
it is Chloe Chambers who has set the

outright pace, and it really doesn't
look... Oh, a little bit of a lock -up.

actually dealt with that well, Aurelien
Nobels.

Yeah, that was fine. It's not surprising
that you're going to lock up.

Change of brake balance, presumably in
the wet conditions. You've had to have

done that before. Well, you can always
adjust it when you're out there, but you

would have done it coming out. And she's
using the kerbs a bit too much. Yeah, I

don't think that was meant to happen. I
think just a little mistake there in

these conditions. But as you say, yes,
the brake bias.

As soon as it would have rained, they
would have gone back on the bias. At

that's what I would have done. Even on
the slick tyres, you'd need to. to be

ready for anything in the braking zone.
Less grip. You've got to really manage

that on the bias.

When they boxed for wet tyres, they
would have then gone back out. You run

around 60 % in the dry.

Now they'll be running about 50, 55,
sorry.

Okay, yeah, no, good point.

Another one to mention, Ava Dobson, the
wildcard entry. She's done a pretty good

job in being 15th fastest because the
wildcards...

Drivers have generally been down at the
back of the grid in the races we've seen

so far. But she does have three -place
penalty in both races. So it does

actually, sadly, put her back down.
There she is. There's Ava Dobson. But

does have a three -place penalty.

But she's done a reasonable job there,
hasn't she, in qualifying?

Yeah, for a wildcard, it's not ideal
having to carry the penalty forward in

races. This is her one event of the
year, but hopefully we see her more in

future. But it was a silly little
mistake that you've got to pay quite a

for. But she's doing a great job here
and managed to improve on her positions

from where she was in practice.

And as you see, Aurelia, again, she's
living these conditions, it looks like.

Definitely, yeah. Really making the most
of it and looking as though she's got

good control, even though this was just
a little bit too much over the kerb.

Just grounding the car a little bit.
Thankfully, it didn't knock it off too

wide. Turned into a skateboard on a half
pipe there. Yeah, absolutely.

Meanwhile, Leah Block's been looking
pretty impressive in these conditions

hasn't she?

Yeah, Leah, as I said, a background in
rallies. So with the wet conditions, I'm

sure she'll be in her element and
actually finding the limit, going over

there at turn 14 and cutting the
chicane, bailing out quite early. A bit

than what we saw Aurelia do where she
went over the kerbs.

But actually, Leah in Zandvoort, I
remember seeing her up there with us in

the wet conditions. So I'm sure she'll
be living it out there right now. I'm

excited to talk to her after the
session.

I hope it will be wet in race one, Tim.

Yeah, me too.

Nina Gaidman happy with the pace she has
done in this wet session.

And certainly she didn't manage to get a
good lap, particularly in the dry, down

in 13th place. So she's actually hoping
it will be wet so she can make up a bit

more time.

But interestingly, some drivers opting
to not go out at all on the wet. So I

don't believe Chloe Chambers or Alicia
have really done too much. A lot of them

sitting in the pit lane.

Yeah, that's right.

Let's just see what Alba Larson ran wide
over the kerb.

Dealt with it fine.

Didn't spin the car.

That was sensible, wasn't it? Because
sometimes some people overreact if they

run wide.

Yeah, it is really easy to overreact to
any input. Even in the dry, you can

overreact to the oversteer that you're
feeling. So it's a really, really mature

decision from Albert to bail out and
just go straight on there. It's a very

-speed section of the track, one of the
fastest corners, so good decision

-making. You're watching Courtney Crone
at the moment, number seven with the hat

backing, another of the ART team.

Hasn't qualified quite as well as she
would have liked, but 11th is not bad,

actually, because she's had a few ups
and downs already this season. That

actually will be the best qualifying
she's done so far. She's been 14th on

grid at all previous four races, so that
will be an improvement.

But there is Chloe Chambers, who is
fastest overall.

She's done a very good job. She raced
here last year. She finished third in

first race, so she got a podium, having
qualified seventh. She finished fourth

in the other one.

also raced in the W Series here in 2022.

So that experience, but also, I think,
as you were mentioning, Abby, getting

first onto the lap, that was probably
even more important than her experience

here.

Track positioning was so important in
that. Of course, she's done a lot of

here and raced in championships
previously in this track and she's got a

knowledge behind the home crowd.

The clear track, I think, really, really
paid in her favor, which this is

Gabriela, the team manager, as we see.

Maybe not as happy as I'd expected to.
We'll see his smile maybe once the

checkered flag goes out. But, yeah, the
Campos team, they're having a really

great result so far.

Yeah, and you're back on board with
Alicia Tarmoski here, who is second

part of that same team.

And with the Red Bull racing back up as
well.

They were very close. As you mentioned,
I mean, the top three were so close. But

these two were just 0 .018 apart from
each other. So there is Chloe Chambers.

That's how close they were. That's not
going to change now. But it means

going to be on the front row together,
which is going to be fascinating.

And let's not forget, Alicia Palmosky
won the first race of the year.

Yes, it was the top eight reverse grid.
And also, there was sadly a problem for

Ine Gaidman.

She deserved a great result. She got the
win and she's going to be starting up

on the front row. Could be another
chance for her, couldn't it?

Potentially. I mean, I know Alicia.
She's a British racing driver and I've

across her a few times before even F1
Academy. And she's really, really a

talent of the future and so keen and
enthusiastic as we see the session

So definitely, definitely wasn't
possible for the slicks to go on for

hopefully in race one, we'll see.

If it will dry out, I imagine it will if
there's no more rain to come.

Yeah, I would imagine so too. Yeah, that
was a 2 minute 12 by Amoski as well.

So that's the sort of pace that we've
seen in the damp conditions, but the

have all been set very briefly in the
dry.

Alba Larson having another little
moment.

Did she stay off the wall or not?

We saw actually an FP1 or 2 brushing the
wall. So there, that's as close as you

really want to get. Can't fit a coin
between that. But yeah, that's probably

of the tightest parts of the track
there, turn 16. It's really tough,

in these conditions.

Okay, Chloe. So that's it.

P1. P1. Not the way we wanted, but yeah,
you did a good job pushing from the

beginning. And I will take it, Alicia.

So, yeah.

Anyways, good job.

That was an exciting session.

Oh, well, a win is a win. Whatever.

Very, very good indeed.

And in fact, of course, it means that
she has now had pole positions back to

back because she was on pole position
last time. Dorian Pan, though, who is,

course, well up in the championship.

I mean, all three of them are. Chambers
is not far behind Dorian Pan. The gap is

five points between those two.

Maya Verg is the championship leader,
but is not in that top.

Group, of course, as we mentioned, Maia
Berg down in 10th place. So we could

well see a change in who's leading the
championship after the two races this

weekend. It's going to be fascinating to
see. But what we do know is Chloe

Chambers and Alicia Palmofsky are going
to be on that front row together with

Dorianne Pan right behind and Ella
Lloyd. And, Abby, you've been working

Ella a lot. I think she'll be pretty
happy with being up on that second row,

won't she?

Definitely, and the gap is so tight. She
maybe will be coming back in thinking,

oh, I should have done this a little bit
more or done that. But a really great

result for Ella, obviously getting her
first win out in the reverse good race.

So hopefully maybe getting some
silverware in the main race as well.

Absolutely.

Yes, a solid result for the team. 1 -2.

Amazing. That's great.

Well done.

Yeah, it is good news for the team.
There's no doubt about it. And that is

best qualifying so far this year. I
mean, she's been strong, as you said,

the way through this season after that
great performances in GB4 in the UK last

year. She's qualified well.

She's been fifth, fourth, and now she's
gone second. So she's been moving up

every time she's been out qualifying.

Getting the timing right, following
Chloe James, I think, as well, was quite

helpful, wasn't it?

Definitely. And for championships, that
consistency that she has is really

important. And it will help her in the
long run to be able to score good points

in every race. So this is, yeah, going
up and chasing Chloe down. It almost

sounds like on the team radio from Chloe
that...

Her engineer was very happy that she
overtook Alicia and took that track

position in to make sure she had that
clear track. So maybe if Alicia had kept

in front, maybe it would have helped.
But a great result nonetheless for her.

Yeah, very, very good. And who knows how
it's going to go in the race when they

both start together on the front row
with those times so close. But they will

have Dorian Tan behind.

who is experienced and very rapid and
looking to try and sneak ahead in the

championship. And we'll have Mayerberg
down in 10th place, leading the points

the moment. But we could see the
frustration from her.

And she's going to have to work hard to
try and move up the order. Alba Larsson

a bit further down than we might have
expected. Nina Gaben down in 13th. But

many of them had an issue on that
opening couple of laps in the dry where

were in traffic. And it was so difficult
to put. a quick lap together when they

actually had the pace but that's the way
that it lines up the grid and we're

going to be looking forward to later on
of course the top eight will be reversed

on the grid for the first race but then
it will be in that order for the second

race and there's still a bit of cloud
out there who knows abby what's going to

happen to this weather

No, I'm excited. I can't wait to see
what's going to happen for race one. And

the girls now have got a bit of
experience in the range, so they're

whatever comes.

They are, and it could make it all very,
very interesting to see who's going to

be able to take command and who's going
to be coming through from further down

the grid. I think we will be watching
not just up front to see who's leading

race, but who's going to be fighting
their way through to try and gain some

points. Let's have a look at the
qualifying result then.

Pole position has gone to Chloe Chambers
for the second race in a row, or second

meeting in a row. Alicia Palmosky,
excellent in second place, but Dorian

there in third. currently second in the
championship. Ella Lloyd, fourth.

And then Leah Block, very much her best
effort in qualifying so far this year,

up into fifth.

Aurelia Nobel in sixth place, ahead of
Raffaella Ferreira, Emma Felber -Meyer.

Tina Hausman in ninth place. Remember,
the top eight will reverse for race one,

but ninth and tenth. Tina Hausman and
Maya Verg, that's where they will start

for both races.

Courtney Crone in 11th place, held of
Alba Larson. Nina Gaidman, 13th. Chloe

Chong, 14th.

Ava Dobson, 15th, but with penalty. So
she will be knocked down ahead of Nicole

Havrida, Joanne Cicconte and Eva
Anagnostiari.

So there we are, seeing the ones that
will be out later on. There's a bit more

rain falling now. Who knows what's going
to be happening here. Thank you, Abby,

for joining us. And we will be looking
forward to getting into the race a

bit later on. I do hope you can join us
for that. We could be in for some

fascinating battles going on. But it's
Chloe Chambers who went fast.