W Series motor racing spreads its wings after outstanding debut season | Giles Richards

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All-female series has already had a global impact, with the 2020 calendar expanded from six to eight races and 12 of the 18 drivers already announced coming from different countries

When the all-female W Series was announced in 2018 no one expected it to be smooth sailing. Making waves in motorsport’s boys’ club was always rather the point. Yet few imagined the impact it would make. Going global in only its second season is remarkable.

This week the series was awarded the John Nicol Trophy at the British Racing and Sports Car Club awards, honouring the organisation considered to have made the most influential contribution to furthering motorsport. It joins the awards the series has already been given from the UK Guild of Motoring Writers for its services to motoring, and the Autosport Pioneering and Innovation award.

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Written by Giles Richards
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/feb/06/w-series-spreads-wings-second-season-motorsport-eight-races under the title “W Series motor racing spreads its wings after outstanding debut season | Giles Richards”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.