F1 ACADEMY: Weug holds her nerve to inherit compelling victory from Chambers in Jeddah Race 2

In a tense extended battle for the win during Race 2 in Jeddah, it was Maya Weug who came out on top as Chloe Chambers was demoted to P2 due to a five-second penalty ahead of Mercedes’ Doriane Pin.

Starting from pole position for the first time in the series, Chambers executed a near-perfect getaway, sailing away from a nail-biting fight for second between Pin and Weug.

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Amid scorching track temperatures, the Ferrari driver appeared unstoppable as she closed the gap to the race leader, engaging in an exhilarating wheel-to-wheel battle for first place on track by Lap 3.

Weug momentarily came out on top, but it was far from over as she was forced off the track by Chambers and lost two positions, resulting in a five-second time penalty for the driver supported by Red Bull Ford.

The drama was not confined to the frontrunners as Rafaela Ferreira was handed a 10-second time penalty for spinning Kick Sauber’s Emma Felbermayr on Lap 2, dropping both of them out of the points.

As Race 2 neared its conclusion, Chambers was able to maintain her lead ahead of Weug and Pin, who had repeatedly exchanged P2 throughout the race. With the knowledge of her penalty, Chambers pushed for the remaining laps and crossed the line just under 5.1s ahead of Pin to only lose one position.

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Weug became the first Ferrari driver to win in Jeddah, simultaneously taking a narrow lead at the top of the F1 ACADEMY Standings.

Alisha Palmowski was fourth ahead of Alba Larsen, with Aston Martin’s Tina Hausmann taking P6 at the chequered flag. Alpine driver Nina Gademan secured six points in P7 as Ella Lloyd was promoted to P8 following Ferreira’s penalty. Joanna Ciconte and Chloe Chong rounded out the points finishers.

You can read a full report of what happened in Race 2 on the F1 ACADEMY website here.