W Series 2021

flazio · 23-09-2021 4:47pm

Just announced that they are going to double head in COTA because they can't make the logistics of the rescheduled Mexican weekend work.

https://wseries.com/w-hub/w-series-at-the-double-in-austin-for-2021-season-finale/

AMKC · 26-09-2021 6:13pm

It will be interesting seeing them race on a Sunday and its good for F1 too as some rubber will be on the track before they start there race so it should be better too.

AMKC · 19-10-2021 12:27pm

I see the first W Series race at the weekend on Saturday is live on More4 at 11:05pm.

Then Sundays race is live on Sunday at 4:30pm on Channel 4.

flazio · 19-10-2021 3:11pm

Race 1 will have a 30 minutes highlights show before F1 Qualy highlights at 8am Sunday morning on Channel 4.

AMKC · 19-10-2021 9:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118042666#Comment_118042666

Why watch that when you can watch then race Live do? It's bad enough we have to either find a stream to watch F1 live and hope it's reliable or watch highlights that are not on till the next day ffs.

flazio · 19-10-2021 9:25pm

Because, you might have a young daughter who's dreaming about becoming a racing driver when she gets older but after 11 is past her bedtime, the two of you get up at the reasonable time of 8 in the morning, catch-up on both the W Series race and the F1 Qualy before going about your Sunday morning and early afternoon before coming back for 4:30 to catch the final race live.

AMKC · 20-10-2021 11:18am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118044943#Comment_118044943

Good point well made.

Charlie-Bravo · 21-10-2021 11:43pm

Who are you peeps rooting for this weekend.

I'm definitely on side with Alice Powell - she has roots with Limerick going back a generation. I like the way she has her Instagram profile with the tricolour alongside her nation's British flag. She's always great craic on Instagram. Let's she how she drives this weekend!

AMKC · 22-10-2021 9:17am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118055721#Comment_118055721

I must check her out there so.

I see that Russian Teenager Irina Siderkova has been denied entry to the US so Caitlin Wood will be racing again this weekend in her place.

I feel kind of sad for the Russian girl but also happy that Caitlin is getting to race again.

Caitlin Wood is a late inclusion for this weekend’s W Series double-header at Circuit of The Americas after a fellow driver was denied entry to the United States.

Russian teenager Irina Sidorkova had been in line to race at the season-ending round, which will act as a support category to Round 17 of the Formula 1 campaign.

However, despite holding a National Interests Exemption, she was unable to secure a visa.

“I was denied a visa to the United States, although I have a status of a National Interests Exemption as a professional athlete,” Sidorkova revealed on social media.Caitlin Wood is a late inclusion for this weekend’s W Series double-header at Circuit of The Americas after a fellow driver was denied entry to the United States.

Russian teenager Irina Sidorkova had been in line to race at the season-ending round, which will act as a support category to Round 17 of the Formula 1 campaign.

However, despite holding a National Interests Exemption, she was unable to secure a visa.

“I was denied a visa to the United States, although I have a status of a National Interests Exemption as a professional athlete,” Sidorkova revealed on social media.

Charlie-Bravo · 23-10-2021 2:45pm

Qualifying is on at 5.10pm and its on YouTube thankfully. https://www.youtube.com/user/Channel4Racing

AMKC · 23-10-2021 10:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118062518#Comment_118062518

Just seeing this now. Did you watch? Was it any good?

Charlie-Bravo · 23-10-2021 11:00pm

Alice Powell struggled to get good laps in. The qualy session was to set two fastest times for both races. Abi Pulling was amazing and pipped Chadwick to pole in tonight's race. Hopefully Alice can gain some places during the race and catch Jamie.

Charlie-Bravo · 23-10-2021 11:34pm

Race 1 of the weekend starting now...

AMKC · 23-10-2021 11:39pm

Hopefully this is a good race. Go on Alice Powell.

Charlie-Bravo · 23-10-2021 11:48pm

Alice started 10th, now up to 4th. Great racing.

AMKC · 24-10-2021 12:21am

Was not a bad race that. Driver of the race definitely Alice Powel to go from 10th to 3rd.

Well done to Jamie Chawick do.

Charlie-Bravo · 24-10-2021 12:25am

Yes, good race there. Tyres going off towards the end; it was amazing Alice has anything left in then. You'd have to feel sorry for Abi dropping back with tyres gone to shite. But the championship is still on for tomorrow!! Looking forward to it.

AMKC · 24-10-2021 12:07pm

Here is something I do not get. W Series said they were not going to Mexico because of logistics but now I here it was because its a red country and that they would have to stay in the UK for ten day after America I think before going to it and yet F1 is going to it. Maybe they could just not afford to do that is that it? F1 have a lot more than 160 people at each race hell some of the bigger teams will have maybe double that at least at each race and yet they will still do it with Covid around and all.

flazio · 24-10-2021 12:22pm

F1 isn't. It's going straight across to Qatar after the Mexican race if I remember correctly.

AMKC · 24-10-2021 5:05pm

Today's race about to get underway. Unless something big happens I think Jamie has this season in the bag. She is starting on pole and Alice Powell is down in 8th.