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Abbi Pulling celebrates on the podium (Photo by Joe Portlock/Getty Images) Getty Images The effect of Netflix’s Drive To Survive on Formula 1 was seismic. The sport had stagnated, stuck in its ways, catering to the select few. Then the streaming giant ripped the curtain back on motorsport’s elite world and exploded its global popularity, driven as much by character arcs as championship points. Now, the hope is that F1: The Academy, produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine for Netflix, can do the same for its all-female junior series. Released earlier this month, the series flips the camera onto the grit and pressure behind the 2024 F1 Academy season. Among its protagonists is 22-year-old Abbi Pulling, who claimed the championship in dominant fashion, but the series lets viewers into her most private world, from moments of grief and loss to the work that powered her rise. The Weight Of Visibility When filming a documentary, the cameras don’t just capture the podium. They linger. Post-race. In the gym. At the kitchen table. When Abbi Pulling agreed to open the door to her world, it wasn’t without hesitation. “This is really sensitive to me, they knew that I was all tentative about the filming,” she said. “But I think it was necessary.” She wasn’t alone in that vulnerability. The documentary doesn’t just show Pulling the driver. It shows Abbi the daughter, the granddaughter. Her family, especially her father and late grandmother, are woven deeply into her story. That was the line she hesitated to cross. Letting cameras into those sacred spaces. “It was a really emotional part of the season. I got off the plane from Jeddah and had to go straight to my nan’s funeral. It was really sad… and it was weird to kind of share that,” said Pulling. “I’ve…

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