All-female championship W Series has gone into administration eight months after bringing its third season to an early end.
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Launched in 2019, W Series is the first ever all-female single seater championship.
From F1 to Formula Ford, 2022 was the year of the championship anti-climax
2022 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen clinched the Formula 1 championship in anti-climactic circumstances at Suzuka, but the title fights disappointed in many single-seater series this year.
As W Series stumbles, will F1 Academy pick up the baton for women racers?
News Focus
Posted onW Series ended its 2022 season early. Can the new championship for women racers, F1 Academy, pick up where it left off?
F1 and FIA should step in to help W Series – Hamilton
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has called on Formula 1 and the FIA to help the struggling W Series after it cancelled the remaining races of its 2022 season.
W Series cancels final races of 2022 and declares Chadwick champion
W Series
Posted onFinancial problems have forced W Series to end its third season early, but the championship’s CEO is confident it will return in 2023.
“It would be a massive shame if we lost W Series” – Horner
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner said it “would be a massive shame if we lost W Series” amid fears the all-female series may collapse.
W Series has until ‘end of next week’ to ensure it can complete final races
W Series
Posted onW Series CEO Catherine Bond Muir says it has until “the end of next week” to secure financial support that will allow it to finish this season as planned.
Visser wins in last-lap sprint to the flag after Chadwick crashes out
W Series
Posted onBeitske Visser won her first race of 2022 in Singapore and closed the gap to championship leader Jamie Chadwick, who crashed out in the final laps.
Chadwick sees ‘fantastic opportunities’ for female racers in US after test
W Series
Posted onWilliams junior Jamie Chadwick says female drivers seeking “commercial support” for racing have more opportunities in the USA than Europe.
2022 Singapore Grand Prix TV Times
2022 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onIt’s race week! Formula 1 heads to Singapore this weekend, joined by W Series. Here’s how to watch the Singapore Grand Prix and more.
Powell holds off Chadwick to end her winning streak at Hungaroring
W Series
Posted onAlice Powell ended Jamie Chadwick’s eight-race W Series wins streak and became the first driver other than the reigning champion to take a victory in 2022.
W Series swaps Suzuka round for Singapore
W Series
Posted onW Series has changed the venue of the seventh round on its 2022 calendar due to what it says are “unforeseeable operational challenges”.
Chadwick takes seventh consecutive W Series win despite grid penalty
W Series
Posted onJamie Chadwick claimed her fifth win of the W Series season at Paul Ricard, retaining her perfect record in 2022.
Chadwick takes lights-to-flag home W Series win as rivals clash
W Series
Posted onJamie Chadwick won her home W Series round from pole, extending her title lead with a fourth consecutive victory.
Chadwick takes third 2022 W Series victory out of three in Barcelona
W Series
Posted onJamie Chadwick has taken her third victory of this season and fifth consecutive win in W Series in a lights-to-flag Barcelona race.
Chadwick takes lights-to-flag victory in clean second Miami race
W Series
Posted onJamie Chadwick has claimed her second victory of the W Series season, winning from pole in the second Miami round.
Chadwick passes Kimilainen after last-lap restart to win W Series opener
W Series
Posted onReigning W Series champion Jamie Chadwick claimed victory in the first Miami race by passing Emma Kimilainen after a final-lap restart.
“If you cut me in half, I’d be green” – Jessica Hawkins on life at Aston Martin
Interview
Posted onIn her second year as an Aston Martin F1 ambassador, Jessica Hawkins scored a breakthrough touring car win last month and returns to W Series this weekend.
Younger field, longer calendar: Will 2022 be W Series’ breakout year?
W Series
Posted onAn influx of new, young talent will go up against defending two-times champion Jamie Chadwick in W Series’ longest-ever championship, starting this weekend.
W Series adds two double-headers to create longest calendar ever
W Series
Posted onW Series has added extra races to its opening and closing rounds of 2022, creating its longest-ever calendar for its third season.