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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2019 9:18:25 GMT
Is this going to be a credible route into top tier racing or a fop to feminist's?
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on May 1, 2019 9:32:45 GMT
I suppose the hope is that racing teams will talent spot the best female drivers from this and transition them into mainstream motorsport. I suspect it'll become a minor curiosity and drivers will still come through the traditional channels - which is where they should put their focus if they want to increase female participation.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2019 10:09:17 GMT
I read an interview by one of the participants who said that she'd been against the idea originally, but had changed her mind. It's harder for women to attract the budgets to compete, and this is a cheaper way of getting your talent on show. What's not to like?
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Post by Eff One on May 1, 2019 11:15:08 GMT
I was a bit ambivalent to begin with, fearing it would do more harm than good. But there's no denying the exposure it'll bring, or the quality of the drivers. It's been well promoted and sensibly positioned on the DTM support bill, too.
I've actually raced against Sarah Moore. She was doing a lot of rental karting a few years ago after her car budget dried up, and did the British 24 Hours a couple of times. Some properly quick people turn up in that race and she was consistently among the fastest.
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Post by Ben on May 1, 2019 15:02:54 GMT
I think the criticism is that it feels a bit contrived and condescending to have a racing series just for women. But I suppose if it provides an avenue for them to actually get into racing, then there's some benefit to be had.
As an aside, the girl on The Grand Tour (Abbie Eaton) had a couple of races in Aussie Supercars (I think). I hope she does well.
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Post by Sav on May 1, 2019 22:59:26 GMT
I welcome the series. I know that former female and male drivers alike have voiced their disapproval. I understand the criticism. However, unfortunately motorsport isn’t particularly growing viewership-wise in various international series. I hope that the W Series can maybe bring a new audience to racing, and boost participation of females in racing. People like Christina Nielsen in IMSA don’t get enough credit, a GTD champion who has driven consistently fast for years. Jamie Chadwick is someone who drives very well, and Simona De Silvestro. W Series will have its limitations, because if someone stands out in W Series, then its either going to be F3, F2 or sportscars as progression. How they fare in those series is anybody’s guess. But if it helps to identify talent which previously would have been missed, it’s a positive.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2019 0:00:57 GMT
Well, I watched it but was completely underwhelmed. Little in the way of overtaking and what changes there were seemed to come from unforced errors. No idea what that proved if anything and I hope they buck their idea's up before the next race. The rather convoluted rules about engineer and car changes makes little sense. Why worry about keeping the car in one piece when someone else has to drive it next time out of the box anyway. Standard F3 and BTCC over that all day long.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2019 8:03:57 GMT
Doesn't sound like you had an entirely open mind! Seems that the main criticisms apply to other formulae too, including the highest.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2019 8:33:34 GMT
Actually, I had an open mind, I just did not see anything there to enthuse about. Minimal overtakes, possibly the wrong cars but standard F3 has much more action. Unforced errors in places. The emphasis on the leading cars did nothing to show the overtaking that did occur as it was mentioned that one driver made up ten places from the grid. My comments are not intended to reflect on the drivers, more the coverage. They must do better.
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Post by Eff One on May 6, 2019 11:15:44 GMT
I enjoyed it. And considering the varied conditions they'd had to cope with through the weekend - wet practice and qualifying, and a drying track for the race - there was surprisingly little carnage. I was particularly impressed at a couple of points when there were four or five of them running inches apart on the run down to the hairpin; I was waiting for carbon fibre to start flying but it never did. After Jamie Chadwick dominated practice and qualy, it was good to see her pushed hard in the race.
I agree that the coverage was mediocre. I'm not sure if there was a delay to the race start, but it felt very rushed at the end - no driver interviews, nothing. And the cameras did miss a lot of the midfield action.
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