W Series 2022

Charlie-Bravo

What a difficult way to end the season. I suppose it is necessary to concentrate on ensuring that the series continues. F1 seriously need to support it though.

Need I say, that it may not have helped sourcing funding by sticking the series behind a paywall.

I have been following the series but really have failed to see some serious efforts to ensure drivers can step up into F3. I know there's been a few tests, but nothing has properly materialised after 3 years.

Burkie1203

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119728121#Comment_119728121

Think they should have the series in Europe solely to cut down travel costs.

Imola, Barcelona, monaco, Red bull ring, silverstone, Hungaroring, spa, monza

Maybe a few double headers

PsychoPete

Doesn't come as a surprise, there probably just isn't the interest in it. I've seen a few races and found it fairly poor being honest

flazio

It's got the conversation going in the right direction but clearly there's still a long way to go when you consider that this line up of drivers is still higher up in the hierarchy then the ladies. (PS 16 year old Offaly lad Alex Dunne is the champion of this series)

https://www.fiaformula4.com/teams-drivers/

How is it the women aren't even getting seats at this level?

Charlie-Bravo

I heard one comment that if you took one male driver and one female driver and went seeking sponsorship, and where the sponsor could chose one driver, they would go for the male talent. That mindset needs to change, but it will take a very long time. To speed things up, a women's race category is needed, with a guaranteed promotion to an F3 race seat for the top three female drivers.

AMKC

Awe that is such a pity that it has to end like this. I agree sticking it behind a pay wall was just stupid and certainly woukd not have helped in promoting the series. I think it could be very successful if just promoted right. Promote it in Men's and Womens magazines get sponsorship from large make-up companies like Rimmel, Maybelline , Max Factor and L'Oréal etc after all its about trying to get young girls and Women into racing and motersports.

flazio

Lewis Hamilton was critical of F1 for not doing more to help W Series keep going, however it now appears that F1 are thinking about launching their own female only series aimed at younger up and comers.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/63353328

AMKC

F1W maybe or F1-W.

Should be interesting to see if anything comes of it.