Motorsport: Formula series for women starts in 2019

Berlin (SID) The formula series for women is coming: Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard and Red Bull star designer Adrian Newey are planning a change in motorsport by founding their own racing series for female drivers. Starting next spring, an unspecified number of races on the “best and most famous tracks in Europe” are planned in the newly founded “W Series”. In the following years the races will also take place in America, Asia and Australia. 18 to 20 starters who have gone through a special selection process will have the chance to win a cockpit. Driving takes place in Formula 3 standard cars. The initial prize money is set at $1,5 million. The foundation of the new series is the firm belief "that women can pursue motorsports at the same level as men," it said in a statement on Wednesday. However, a purely women's competition is initially necessary in order to "force" higher female participation. In the long term, the pilots should be able to advance into existing “mainstream racing series” thanks to the experience they have gained. "You don't have to be a man to be a successful racing driver," said former Schumacher rival Coulthard: "We firmly believe that women and men can be competitive on the same level." However, it is currently the case that women have reached a glass ceiling on their learning curve at the GP3 level. "Often as a result of the lack of support and not the lack of talent," said Coulthard: "That's why a separate women's series is necessary." Since the departure of Susie Wolff, wife of Mercedes Motorsport Director Toto Wolff, as Williams' test driver at the end of the 2015 season, no woman has been part of the extended Formula 1 driver field. Wolff was used in a total of three free training sessions in 2014 and 2015.

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Motorsport: Formula series for women starts in 2019

The formula series for women is coming: Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard and Red Bull star designer Adrian Newey are planning a change in motorsport by founding their own racing series for female drivers.

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