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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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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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Ayumu Iwasa was cool, has brought home his first victory in Formula 2 in Le Castellet, having narrowly missed out on a maiden win in Silverstone. The DAMS driver performed a perfect overtake on the opening lap to pull ahead of his rivals and reached the chequered flag 8.6s seconds clear of Théo Pourchaire in…
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Logan Sargeant left it as late as possible to snatch pole position for the Feature Race in Le Castellet, narrowly edging out Ayumu Iwasa and Frederik Vesti by tiny margins. Iwasa had held provisional pole going into the final laps and Vesti couldn’t quite match him, ending up 0.023 seconds down on the DAMS driver’s…
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Alpine has announced it’s launching an initiative to promote equal opportunities in motorsport and automotive – including scouting talented females from karting and helping them move through the ranks to F1. The Rac(H)er programme is designed to reinforce equality and provide opportunities based on merit, from scientific and technical fields through to their racing drivers.…
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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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The reigning champion of WSeries Jamie Chadwick has taken pole position for the third race of the season, on the day of her 24th birthday. The Jenner Racing driver is still on great form in Barcelona, following her victory in both races at Miami two weeks ago. She goes into tomorrow’s race with a 27-point…
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W Series has announced that it will kick off its’ 2022 season with a two-race weekend in Miami. The brand-new Miami International Autodrome will see the first two of ten races in the W Series calendar take place, making this season the busiest yet with the most races ever featured within the series. The season…
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W Series has announced a collaboration with the RAF to open more doors for women in both motorsport and the armed forces. The new initiative was announced on International Women’s Day, with the goal to erase gender . The two industries will host a series of events to highlight the different career pathways available to…
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Global brokerage Quantfury has been announced to be competing in the 2022 W Series, the international single-seater motor racing championship for female drivers. The announcement comes ahead of W Series’ third on-track season, where drivers will race in support races at eight F1 Grand Prix weekends, starting at the brand new Miami race in May.…