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Formula 1: Own women's racing series planned for next year

2022-10-22T09:25:24.393Z


According to media reports, Formula 1 is planning its own women's racing series, which should exist alongside the W-Series introduced in 2019. It is intended to give talented female drivers access to Formula 3 and 2.


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According to media reports, the new racing series will exist alongside the W-Series (photo), which was introduced in 2019

Photo: Hasan Bratic / dpa

According to media reports, Formula 1 wants to start with its own women's racing series.

According to the British BBC and the specialist portal motorsport.com, it should start next year.

Accordingly, there should be 12 to 15 places for drivers aged 16 and over.

According to this, the planned new racing series should pave the way for the young drivers further into Formula 3 and Formula 2.

The new series should exist alongside the W-Series, which was introduced in 2019, but whose future seems uncertain.

Series boss Catherine Bond-Muir said the 2022 championship had to end two races early to buy time and find new financial support for 2023.

After the cancellation of the series in Singapore, the female drivers of the W series will not start as planned this weekend in the supporting program of the US Grand Prix in Austin.

Announcement comes after criticism from Hamilton

The rumors about the new racing series emerged after seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton yesterday criticized Formula 1's involvement in women's racing: "There has never been enough focus on women in the sport in the entire Formula 1 era been judged.

And now not enough importance is attached to it either«.

The 37-year-old record world champion added to the situation in the paddock in Texas: “There isn’t really a way for these great young drivers to get into Formula 1 at all.

We must do more.«

see/dpa

Source: spiegel

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