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heyda, 10 months ago in Pikes peak Hill climb getting started now

@cordlessmodem thanks for sharing! I have this queued up to watch tonight. Link works fine for me.

ymhr, 11 months ago in W Series Finally Collapses After Entering Administration

There is at least a 'replacement' of sorts coming in the form of 'F1 Academy' with Susie Wolff as the managing director

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-announces-f1-academy-a-new-all-female-driver-series-for-2023.6EAcJceyDTqjKkMcPMwk9e.html

heyda, 11 months ago

@ymhr yeah I kind of feel like the academy is a step down in terms of visibility and competition (especially being f4 level). Their races were televised live and had more viewership than f3 and f2 some weekends.

The academy gets a post race highlight, and very little press.

Not saying either series is the silver bullet, I think I'd rather see more female drivers supported in the main series at a high level.

ymhr, 11 months ago

That's interesting, I didn't know that; in all honesty I didn't know the academy had even started which I think speaks to your point even more!