It was a close battle two years ago between Beitske Visser and Jamie Chadwick, but in the end the Dutch driver lost out on the title by ten points. But she’s back with a vengeance and very confident that with more experience in the bag (WEC, anyone?) she can beat her rival to the title this time. “It is important that I get off to … Continue reading Visser confident of winning title battle with Chadwick
It’s almost two years ago that Jamie Chadwick won the inaugural W Series Championship title. In a fierce battle with Beitske Visser she came out on top. Since then she developed herself in Formula Regional and as a development driver with Williams F1. “It is important that I get off to a fast start in Austria next month, so this week’s pre-season test is vital”, … Continue reading Chadwick hopes experience with Williams F1 will make difference in W Series title fight
The Covid pandemic did a number on a lot of drivers plans and left some stranded without a drive for an entire year. But even ignoring the virus, feeder series are getting more expensive by the year, which means drivers are not just dropping out because of a lack of talent. We take a look at nine of them. By Ed Spencer Mahaveer Raghunathan (Formula … Continue reading Top 9 feeder series drivers that were left without a seat in 2020
Since the W Series got cancelled due to the covid pandemic back in June the amount of women in feeder series has been cut in half. That leaves us with two categories: W Series drivers that scrambled to find a seat and female drivers outside of W Series that have chosen their own path. From Formula 4 to Formula 2 and everything in between, here’s … Continue reading Women in feeder series: this is how they did in 2020
America remains the most polarised market for F1. It’s provided two champions, hosted more than forty Grand Prix that were part of the Formula One World Championship and has an ever growing fanbase despite more motorsport competition than any other country. So what’s missing? An American driver. By Adam Dickinson It’s produced one of the most revered racers of all time in Mario Andretti, and … Continue reading Liberty’s promised land: in search of an American F1 star
Since Felipe Massa departed Formula 1 in 2017 (for a second and final time) there has not been a Brazilian at the start of an official Grand Prix. A sad fact for a country with arguably the most passionate F1 fans in the world. We scoured the feeder series for Brazilian talent and rated the most promising ones. By Adam Dickinson Brazil is the nation … Continue reading Post-Massa: in search of the next Brazilian F1 star
The F1 silly season merry-go-round took off in earnest last week, as Ferrari decided to replace Sebastian Vettel with Carlos Sainz. McLaren also chose to replace Sainz with a proven driver, while Renault is apparently toying with the idea of resigning the near-geriatric Fernando Alonso. As a result, several people around the interwebs asked themselves: with all these experienced drivers shuffling seats, is the F1 … Continue reading Daily Discussion: do driver academies work?
2019 was the first ever year of the all-female W Series. Alice Powell (26) stood on the podium every race she finished and came third in the championship, behind Beitske Visser and champion Jamie Chadwick. We had a short conversation with her. By Floris Visman The W Series isn’t her first drive in open wheel single-seaters. Alice Powell has a history in a whole heap … Continue reading Whatsapping with: Alice Powell (W Series)
With Lucca Allen winning the 2019 F4 SEA championship on December 15th, all the open wheel feeder series have been completed. And what a year it was, with extreme highs and lows. Don’t know who won which championship? Check out this list that goes from F4 all the way up to F2 and you’re up to date! Continue reading These are all the 2019 feeder series champions
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