So the new ''W series Racing'' series Starts next Weekend

donspeekinglesh · 20-05-2019 2:19pm

Joeface wrote: »

Is this series tied in with other race series . Just wondering as the camera work is very poor in places for something that has some decent races . One driver down the field that seems to be good is the Japanese driver. Very poor in qualifying but good in the race . I think she has the most on track over takes .

It's on the DTM support bill

Charlie-Bravo · 20-05-2019 6:56pm

I don't just think Jamie Chadwick is a good racer, I think Visser showed how well she can perform. And Kimilainen is still to show her hand - she has missed out on two decent races for various reasons.

There's not that many races but hopefully we'll get a good indication by the end of the season who is a top driver worth a shot in stepping up.

AMKC · 08-06-2019 3:02pm

Race 3 on today. It is from Milano Italy. Race should start in the next 5 or so minutes.

Edit: Race starting soon. They are heading out onto the track now.

skipper_G · 08-06-2019 3:15pm

AMKC wrote: »

Race 3 on today. It is from Milano Italy. Race should start in the next 5 or so minutes.

Edit: Race starting soon. They are heading out onto the track now.

Forgot this was on, cheers

skipper_G · 08-06-2019 3:17pm

That looked like a racing incident, 3 wide into the turn, was never going to be enough space

d8491prj5boyvg · 08-06-2019 4:17pm

skipper_G wrote: »

That looked like a racing incident, 3 wide into the turn, was never going to be enough space

It looks a bit like she was squeezed. Although not sure who's at fault if that is the case, whether she should have backed off or the driver to her right should have given her some more space.

skipper_G · 06-07-2019 3:10pm

Round 4 about to kick off from Norisring

skipper_G · 06-07-2019 3:32pm

The commentator keeps making silly errors. She's not helped by the on screen graphics, they've gone wonky a couple of times showing Garcia dropping down the order like a stone.

d8491prj5boyvg · 06-07-2019 3:34pm

I wonder is there a technology problem if two drivers were caught speeding in the pitlane.

skipper_G · 06-07-2019 3:35pm

Bennett Bumpy Bear wrote: »

I wonder is there a technology problem if two drivers were caught speeding in the pitlane.

It's possible, but usually when that happens it's because the driver doesn't get the pit limiter switched on before the pit entry line. It's an area where drivers will always push because there's so much time to be won and lost.

skipper_G · 06-07-2019 3:49pm

Pretty dominant win for Garcia, good start and built an early lead, nobody could catch her then.

Good for the championship that there's a few contenders now.

Charlie-Bravo · 06-07-2019 3:56pm

Not the most exciting of races. Good to see the level of standard with the drivers is that they don't make many mistakes.

AMKC · 06-07-2019 11:32pm

Only just watched this now. Delighted for Marta Garcia. Easy enough win for her. I thought Alice Powel was the driver of the day even if she did not get to finish the race. She went from 18 to 8th until she had car problems.

d8491prj5boyvg · 06-07-2019 11:57pm

AMKC wrote: »

Only just watched this now. Delighted for Marta Garcia. Easy enough win for her. I thought Alice Powel was the driver of the day even if she did not get to finish the race. She went from 18 to 8th until she had car problems.

yeah, she had a great charge through the pack

Debub · 07-07-2019 8:29pm

Alice Powell was great going up the places, Koyama was again doing her usual overtakes to go up. A few names apart from Jamie Chadwick coming up, but only 2 races to go. Hopefully this will have attracted enough interest this year to maybe have a bigger/better one next year

Charlie-Bravo · 19-07-2019 1:36pm

Assen this weekend and we are treated to a double-race. Saturday's race will be a championship race, while Sunday's is a non-championship race. The Sunday race will be determined by an 'experimental' reverse grid order from Saturday's results (which should make things very interesting for the better runners).

FRIDAY | FREE PRACTICE 1
09:40 BST
FRIDAY | FREE PRACTICE 2
16:15 BST
SATURDAY | QUALIFYING
8:30 BST
SATURDAY | RACE
15:10 BST
SUNDAY | REVERSE GRID RACE
08:00 BST

dublinman1990 · 20-07-2019 3:00pm

Ted Kravitz has reported that from next season; any driver who enters W Series from next year can score super points to allow themselves progress onto F1.

AMKC · 20-07-2019 3:06pm

So the drivers in this series can from next season earn super license points to help them get into F1. All the drivers this season are getting some money which is great. It is 1.5 million divided between them the winning of the series will get 500,000 2nd will get 250,000, 3rd 125,000 and so on until the last 4 who get 7500 each.

Also the top 12 drivers will get to race in it again next season.

So Chadwick could win the championship today or it could go to the next race if Visser can get 4th or higher today.

dublinman1990 · 20-07-2019 3:15pm

Koyama is already out. SC is in play just after the start of the race.

AMKC · 20-07-2019 3:17pm

Great start by Alice Powell. Safety car already.

skipper_G · 20-07-2019 3:50pm

Impressive win for Kimilainen, 4 different winners in 5 races is great for the series. Coupled with the prize money, and recent announcements re: superlicence points and such i think the future is positive for the series.

skipper_G · 21-07-2019 4:28pm

The reverse grid race ended with an actual photo finish. Gap was 0.003 seconds!

https://www.motorsport.com/w-series/news/gilkes-reverse-grid-race-assen/4498453/

AMKC · 21-07-2019 11:10pm

skipper_G wrote: »

The reverse grid race ended with an actual photo finish. Gap was 0.003 seconds!

https://www.motorsport.com/w-series/news/gilkes-reverse-grid-race-assen/4498453/

Surprised C4 did not show this. Imagine F1 doing that. Would be interesting. Sounded like it was a good race.

Inquitus · 26-07-2019 7:07pm

AMKC wrote: »

Surprised C4 did not show this. Imagine F1 doing that. Would be interesting. Sounded like it was a good race.

Aye the reverse grid worked well, and made for some great action. Not sure you could introduce it as the standard for F1, but having a few reverse grid races in a season would certainly spice things up!

Sonny noggs · 28-07-2019 12:01pm

Reverse grid is a gimmick. Wouldn’t be accepted in F1 where big money is at stake.

johnnysmack · 28-07-2019 12:24pm

Reverse grid wouldn't work in F1 either as Mercedes, Ferrari and red bull would all be at the front in a few laps and the Williams would drop like stone. Normal service resumed within 3-5 laps. Pointless.

dublinman1990 · 11-08-2019 2:40pm

Today is the final round of W Series at Brand's Hatch.

3 British drivers are on the top 3 of the grid with Jamie Chadwick taking pole position.

Bietske Visser is 5th position on the starting grid for today's race.

AMKC · 11-08-2019 2:42pm

So today is the day. Its the last race of the first season. Who is going to become the first champion of the first season of W Series Racing?
Will it be Jamie Chadwick or Vice Kubica?

dublinman1990 · 11-08-2019 3:18pm

Eshne Hawkey had stalled her car when the race started nearly 3 minutes ago.

She is now near the back of the grid. She got a drive through penalty after her false start from the grid.

Koyama got a drive through penalty after her car went out of position on the grid.

skipper_G · 11-08-2019 3:21pm

I do love the elevation changes around this circuit, the cars look great out there

AMKC · 11-08-2019 3:23pm

Would like to see a replay of the start. Where is Vice Kubica? I don't see her there on the graphics at all.

Awe I see her now she is 4th. This has gotten very exciting. All to race for.

skipper_G · 11-08-2019 3:25pm

Wow, that was some super aggressive yet very clean racing

Sonny noggs · 11-08-2019 3:26pm

AMKC wrote: »

Would like to see a replay of the start. Where is Vice Kubica? I don't see her there on the graphics at all.

Where are you getting that name? Not listed here: https://wseries.com/drivers/

AMKC · 11-08-2019 3:31pm

Sonny noggs wrote: »

Where are you getting that name? Not listed here: https://wseries.com/drivers/

Awe I hear her now. Dunno when the commentator say Bsieke Visser's name just sounded like Vice Kubica to me lol.

skipper_G · 11-08-2019 3:34pm

AMKC wrote: »

Awe I hear her now. Dunno when the commentator say Bsieke Visser's name just sounded like Vice Kubica to me lol.

She is not a good commentator, makes tons of mistakes and she hardly ever refers to the drivers by just their surname like a normal commentator would. It's kind of irritating

skipper_G · 11-08-2019 3:42pm

Chadwick going backwards, she's making hard work of this one!

AMKC · 11-08-2019 3:42pm

skipper_G wrote: »

She is not a good commentator, makes tons of mistakes and she hardly ever refers to the drivers by just their surname like a normal commentator would. It's kind of irritating

I agree its very irritating. I think this is Jamies championship but she ain't going to win the race.

Edit: She is under a lot of pressure now. I would say she will be raging if she loses this now.

AMKC · 11-08-2019 3:44pm

skipper_G wrote: »

Chadwick going backwards, she's making hard work of this one!

I would say she just wants this race over now.

AMKC · 11-08-2019 3:46pm

That was a decent race. Nice the way it ended. Delighted for the top 4 racers.

skipper_G · 11-08-2019 3:47pm

That was a cracking race, great overtakes from both Powell and Kimilainen. They showed phenomenal pace throughout. Chadwick made hard work of it today but was the best over the course of the season. Congrats to her on the championship win

dublinman1990 · 11-08-2019 3:50pm

Wow. That was some great racing being done by all of the competitors.

Congratulations to Jamie Chadwick for becoming W Series Champion. She deserves it.

flazio · 11-08-2019 3:52pm

Good on Chadwick
I don't think she's eligible to be in contention for a Williams race seat (super licence points) but hopefully this won't be the last we'll see of her.

skipper_G · 11-08-2019 3:55pm

What is with the flag for Visser? That's not the Dutch flag, is it even a real flag?

skipper_G · 11-08-2019 3:56pm

flazio wrote: »

Good on Chadwick
I don't think she's eligible to be in contention for a Williams race seat (super licence points) but hopefully this won't be the last we'll see of her.

Shame there's no points on offer for this year but good they will have it in future. She could always enter this again next season to try and pick up some points that way.

AMKC · 11-08-2019 3:58pm

flazio wrote: »

Good on Chadwick
I don't think she's eligible to be in contention for a Williams race seat (super licence points) but hopefully this won't be the last we'll see of her.

Oh it definitely will not be the last we see of her. She will be back to defend her title next year. The top 12 get to race in it again next year the rest have to qualify for it again.

flazio · 11-08-2019 3:59pm

skipper_G wrote: »

What is with the flag for Visser? That's not the Dutch flag, is it even a real flag?

It's the flag for Friesland, her region of the Netherlands. No idea why, maybe it's like putting an Ulster flag behind a Northern Irish driver who doesn't want to be identified as British

AMKC · 11-08-2019 4:33pm

So there should be more tracks in this next year and they are thinking of going to America and Asia in 2021.

Also testing is starting next month. That's quick. Awe its drivers they will be testing. Could be a great series that and I think it was a missed opportunity to not have made a series out of the drivers for this been picked from 60 to 20 could have been great.

skipper_G · 11-08-2019 4:39pm

AMKC wrote: »

So there should be more tracks in this next year and they are thinking of going to America and Asia in 2021.

Also testing is starting next month. That's quick. Awe its drivers they will be testing. Could be a great series that and I think it was a missed opportunity to not have made a series out of the drivers for this been picked from 60 to 20 could have been great.

And they mentioned there were several people from F1 there and all were very impressed with the setup. I wonder would this be the kind of series that might just appeal to an F1 brand trying to engage a new audience. Complete hypothetical with no basis in fact, but I could see this as a support series for F1

Ghost Train · 11-08-2019 5:26pm

Was a decent race. Hopefully series will be back next year and keep the momentum it's got going

AMKC · 11-08-2019 10:37pm

Anyone disappointed that this was not on the sports news on C4, Sky, CNN or any other channel that does sports news. It has been before and surely with it been the last race of the season and the one that decided the series champion it would have been worth reporting. Very disappointed with that.

Edit: Just watching the BBC 10 news there now and they had a bit on it. Fair play to them. All the other stations should be ashamed of themselves.

So the new ''W series Racing'' series Starts next Weekend

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