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Oh, don’t you just love F1 silly season? Over the summer break, four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement for the end of this year, leaving an empty seat at the metaphorical F1 table. A ripple effect surged and the silliness was in full swing with Alonso announcing his move to Aston Martin and…
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Alice Powell ended Jamie Chadwick’s seven-race long run of wins in a nail-biting sixth race of the 2022 W Series season at the Hungaroring, taking her first win of the year. After taking her first pole position of the season, Alice controlled the race from the front and remained there – even with two safety…
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Alice Powell has secured her first pole position of the 2022 W Series season in a frantic qualifying session for the sixth race of the year. The 2021 W Series runner-up took the third pole of her W Series career at the Hungaroring – more than a year after her second at Silverstone last July.…
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Jamie Chadwick has her eyes set on an eighth consecutive win as the second half of the W Series season kicks off. The sixth of 10 races – and the fourth and final one to be staged in Europe – takes place on Saturday at the Hungaroring, where Jamie Chadwick regained the championship lead exactly…
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W SERIES HAS ANNOUNCED A CHANGE TO THE THE CALENDER, THE SERIES WILL RACE NOW AT THE SINGAPORE GP FOR THE FIRST TIME. The Series will support the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Grand Prix 2022 on the 30 September to 2 October. This is due to a change in the calendar, after the cancellation of…
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Reigning double champion Jamie Chadwick secured her seventh straight W Series win and extended her lead at the top of the championship standings this weekend at Paul Ricard. Starting from third on the grid having received a two-place grid penalty after qualifying on Friday, the Briton passed pole-sitter Beitske Visser twice during a dramatic race…
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Beitske Visser takes maiden W Series pole position after Jamie Chadwick penalty. Beitske Visser has secured the first pole position of her W Series career at the fifth race of the 2022 season at Circuit Paul Ricard. Jamie Chadwick had edged out the 2019 runner-up by just one hundredth of a second with 90 seconds…
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Champion Chadwick chases a magnificent seven as W Series makes French debut 75 days, 13 hours, 25 minutes. When the light turns green at the end of Circuit Paul Ricard’s pit lane this Friday to kick off the W Series practise session for the fifth race of the 2022 season, that is how long it…
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Daniel Ricciardo has been no stranger to rumours surrounding his F1 seat. It is also no surprise, given the honey badger has been somewhat comprehensively beaten by his teammate in both qualifying and race results. However, it has not been all doom and gloom for the Aussie, and he has tasted some success with the…
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As the dust settles over Silverstone, W Series are celebrating a milestone audience of 1 million UK viewers over the British GP weekend. After securing a new broadcasting deal for this season, the Silverstone race weekend was broadcast live across Sky Sports and Channel 4 for the first time. An average of more than 710,000…
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BY SEÁN KENNEDY 2022 is an extremely important year both on track and in-game for Formula 1! On track, the new ground-effect regulations for the new generation of cars are crucial to improving racing and the overall quality of “the show”; while in-game, this is the first Codemasters F1 game completely overseen by their new…
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Jamie Chadwick, reigning double champion of W Series, has taken pole position for her home race in Silverstone today. She has continued her perfect start to 2022; winning all three races so far this year, and is in prime position to go for her fourth race today with a pole position-winning time of 1:56.758. Two…
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W Series has announced a collaboration with Motorsport UK and Silverstone on Women in Motorsport Day, to recognise and showcase the success of the women in motorsport. The series’ 18 drivers are due to face off in the fourth race of the 2022 season in support of the Formula 1® Lenovo British Grand Prix 2022…
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W Series has announced that its paddock will proudly display the rainbow logo at the fourth race of the 2022 season at Silverstone, UK, on 1-2 July in support of Pride. Over the course of the Formula 1® Lenovo British Grand Prix 2022 weekend, W Series’ drivers will wear gloves, boots, and fireproofs with the rainbow…
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Jamie Chadwick has claimed her first home race win at Silverstone taking her to six consecutive wins; including all four of this season’s races. The British driver has now reached the 100 point mark alongside her 100 per cent race record this season, taking her 47 points clear of Abbi Pulling in the championship. Alongside…
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The CortDAO Racing W Series Team has announced it’s launching it’s first series of NFTs, giving fans a unique opportunity to financially support driver development and the internet-based W Series team. The 10,000 NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are of two bespoke CortDAO Racing designs; 3D virtual depictions of the limited-edition racing helmets of Marta Garcia and…
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W Series returns to Silverstone this weekend for the fourth race of the season, and Jamie Chadwick looks to extend her record-breaking stint of wins on her home soil. With crowds of over 400,000 due to enter Silverstone across the Formula 1® Lenovo British Grand Prix 2022 weekend, there’s every chance that they could see…
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Max Verstappen took another impressive victory for Red Bull as he continues to defend his world championship. The Young Dutchman crossed the line ahead of his former Toro Rosso alumni Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard is still hunting for that elusive first win in Formula One. The two drivers engaged in an enthralling battle in the…
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Charles LeClerc has taken back to back poles in Baku. The Monegasque put in an absolutely scintillating lap in the dying seconds of Q3 to storm to pole position on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Just behind him is the rejuvenated Sergio Perez. The Mexican Defence minister put in some brilliant laps to take…
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11th June 1955 should have been a celebration of motorsport, the Le Mans field littered with talented drivers from across the motorsport, however by the end of the event, over 80 spectators and 1 driver had died in one of the most horrific motorsport accidents in history. The world of motorsport reacted almost instantly, the…