Following official confirmation that W Series has entered administration, Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz has revealed that Lewis Hamilton was the only driver to ever visit the championship’s paddock. Prior to W Series entering administration last week, the seven-time World Champion often spoke very highly of the all-female championship and how important it was
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Williams team principal James Vowles has admitted that a woman competing in Formula 1 again is “years away”, due to issues which have gone on for too long. It’s been 37 years since Lella Lombardi competed at the pinnacle of motorsport, with her having been the most recent female driver to have raced in F1.
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The pursuit of gender equality in Formula 1 is something which has hit somewhat of a stumbling block in recent weeks, as sexist comments made over 20 years ago by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem have come to light. While the 61-year-old’s views are currently being questioned, other high-ranking members of Formula 1 are making
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Formula 1 has been a very male-dominated sport since it began decades ago, with the majority of mechanics, bosses and drivers in the sport being men. Women have had small opportunities in F1 cars, with Toto Wolff’s wife Susie Wolff once taking part in a test for Williams, but these opportunities are nowhere near enough.
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton is undoubtedly doing more than most to try and get more women into motorsport, with the Mercedes driver having demanded for there to be a “more inclusive environment”. The Brit was a huge supporter of W Series, the all-female championship that ultimately gave women a platform to race alongside F1
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Jamie Chadwick’s career in motorsport is looking set for an upgrade in 2023, with the three-time W Series Champion looking into racing in the United States next season; however, could a move to Formula 2 also be on the cards? The latter has been brought into question following an interview with Caitlyn Jenner, founder of
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Red Bull have been found to have gone over the 2021 budget cap by 1.6 percent which while it is much less than initially rumoured, is still a minor breach and has been punished accordingly. The team from Milton Keynes have been fined $7m which must be paid by the end of November, alongside having
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has hit out at Formula 1 and its owners Liberty Media for not “helping out” the financially strained W Series, which was forced to cancel the final three rounds of its current season. Races at Japan two weeks ago, the United States this weekend, and Mexico next weekend were cancelled by the
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The increasingly popular all-female W Series championship is currently facing worrying financial concerns, with recent reports suggesting that the championship might be unable to complete the 2022 season. The series is currently coming towards the end of its third season, with British driver Jamie Chadwick set to claim her third consecutive title in the series, should she
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W Series champion, Jamie Chadwick, has reiterated her intent to race in Formula 1 in the coming years. The Briton finished eighth in British Formula 3 in 2018, before winning the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 a year later, and this coincided with her debut in the new all-female series. The W Series was created to
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