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Former W Series driver points to major financial flaw of F1 Academy

Former W Series driver Abbie Eaton cautions that the F1 Academy champions need long-term financial backing to successfully progress up the single-seater ladder

Motorsport

How F1 Academy is growing alongside F1 on path to self-sufficiency

Susie Wolff is certain that F1 Academy will one day stand on its own two feet as a symbol that motorsport is no longer exclusively a man’s world.

Autosport

One of those things you dream of – Britain’s Jamie Chadwick eyes IndyCar ‘goal’

The Bath driver has recorded five top-10 finishes in her debut season in feeder series Indy NXT.

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F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff is leading the fight for more women in Formula 1

F1 Academy, F1’s all-women racing series, will compete at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona this weekend.

Fortune

Chadwick: No guarantee of IndyCar promotion after maiden NXT win

Three-time W Series champion Chadwick became the first female winner of a road course Indy NXT or Indy Lights event in the history of the category, and the first woman victor on any course since Pippa Mann in 2010.

Autosport

Formula E Berlin Test: Which F2 and W Series drivers will take part in the rookie test

Formula E revealed the full line-up for the Berlin rookie test, with some familiar faces from Formula 2 appearing. Each of the 11 teams has nominated two rookies to take part in a full day of testing following the weekend's Berlin E-Prix.

Autosport

How a former F1 engineer aims to make motorsport a more diverse world

Since leaving Formula 1, I’ve been able to devote more energy to my passion for broadening participation in motorsport. The penny is dropping: as a community, we’re recognising that we have to do things that are genuine and impactful. But are we doing enough? Absolutely not. We’re not doing anywhere…

Autosport

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The 10 brightest female stars of 2023

Continuing our festive top 50 drivers theme, we thought we'd weigh up the best female challengers from the 2023 season across the wider world of motorsport.

Motorsport

Autosport's 10 brightest female stars of 2023

Continuing our festive top 50 drivers theme, we thought we'd weigh up the best female challengers from the 2023 season across the wider world of motorsport.

Autosport

F1 Academy: Everything to know about the 2024 season - driver line-up and schedule

Following the success of F1 Academy in 2023, the series will return for a 21-race campaign across seven weekends this year. The all-female championship is directed by former Williams test driver Susie Wolff, who aims to help young women progress towards the higher levels of motorsport.

Autosport

McLaren factory driver Gamble makes British GT return at Donington

Factory McLaren GT racer Gamble is the latest addition to the grid for the season-ending event after former Top Gear Stig, Ben Collins, and W Series driver Abbie Eaton were announced in recent weeks.

Autosport

Why Juju Noda has quit Euroformula Open mid-season

The 17-year-old stepped up to Euroformula with her family-run Noda Racing squad for 2023 after a season in the now-defunct W Series, combining that with a programme in the Italian F2000 Trophy and Drexler Cup series running with the same Dallara 320 car.

Motorsport

Abbi Pulling: Britain's speed-obsessed F1 Academy star on a mission to break barriers

The focus is on helping women to reach the highest points of the motorsport world. Mirror Sport speaks to young racer Abbi Pulling, who might be best placed to be the one to achieve that

Daily Mirror

Jamie Chadwick hails Caitlyn Jenner for key role in US move after Indy NXT debut

British racer Jamie Chadwick is competing in the feeder series to IndyCar in the US this year after three-straight W Series titles, and is still hoping to achieve her Formula 1 dream

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The Guardian - UK

Wolff confident Mercedes can offer Hamilton chance for eighth world title

Mercedes team principle is confident the issues plaguing them last year have been addressed and F1 have announced the calendar for the all-female Academy series

Daily Mirror

F1 Academy details emerge ahead of new series for female racers to progress through ranks

This year, the new F1 Academy feeder series will be launched, which will slot onto the single-seater ladder with 15 female racers taking part and getting the experience they need to move closer to F1

Autosport

Chadwick to remain with Williams F1 academy in 2023

Three-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick will remain part of the Williams academy in 2023 as she looks to “keep that Formula 1 dream alive.”

Motorsport

Why Beitske Visser takes sim racing so seriously

Multiple W Series race winner and 24 Hours of Le Mans competitor Beitske Visser regularly competes in professional-level racing esports competitions.

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The new year will usher in yet another first for Formula 1

The first and potentially most credible step forward in furthering the participation of women in the “formulae series” with an eye to reaching Formula 1. For initiatives around women drivers in motorsport, this marks a new beginning with a definite pathway for women in F1.

Daily Mirror

Jamie Chadwick looking to 'evolve' Williams F1 relationship after confirming 2023 plans

EXCLUSIVE: Triple W Series champion Jamie Chadwick spoke to Mirror Sport on the red carpet at the Autosport Awards, after the Brit's 2023 career plans were confirmed

The Independent UK

W Series champion Jamie Chadwick ‘hugely excited’ to join Andretti Autosport

The 24-year-old from Bath has been the dominant force of the all-female W Series, winning the championship on three occasions.

Daily Mirror

Formula 1 launches all-female championship designed to complement W Series

The F1 Academy is tended to act as an "extra route" for young women in motorsport to get racing opportunities, with the hope that one day someone could make it onto the F1 grid

The Guardian - UK

Formula One announces new all-women series of races to begin in 2023

Formula One has officially announced the formation of the F1 Academy, a new all-women racing series with three races at each of seven meetings

Motorsport

F1-backed female series ‘only a positive’, says W Series driver Hawkins

A possible new all-female racing series backed by Formula 1 can only be a positive thing for women in motorsport, according to W Series driver Jessica Hawkins.

Autosport

Hamilton welcomes F1’s female support series, but wants greater diversity push

Lewis Hamilton has welcomed news of Formula 1’s plans to introduce a female-only support series in 2023, but stresses that the more has to be done to encourage diversity.

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