03 Μαΐου

Η ΣΕΙΡΑ W ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΝΕΙ ΤO ΣΚΛΗΡΌ ΡΟΚ ΩΣ ΧΟΡΗΓΟ ΤΙΤΛΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΜΑΪΑΜΙ

03 Μαΐου

Η W Series ανακοινώνει σήμερα ότι η Hard Rock International ® θα είναι ο χορηγός τίτλου του διπλού διπλώματος που ξεκινάει τη σεζόν 2022 στο Μαϊάμι των ΗΠΑ, που θα πραγματοποιηθεί αυτό το Σαββατοκύριακο.


Η σειρά W Miami που παρουσιάστηκε από τη Hard Rock περιλαμβάνει δύο αγώνες για την υποστήριξη του εναρκτηρίου Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix της Formula 1®, που θα πραγματοποιηθεί 6-8 Μαΐου. Το διπλό παιχνίδι στο ολοκαίνουργιο διεθνές αυτόδρομο του Μαϊάμι, που βρίσκεται γύρω από το Hard Rock Stadium, ξεκινά την τρίτη σεζόν της σειράς W εντός πίστας. Η σεζόν περιλαμβάνει δέκα αγώνες υποστήριξης της Formula 1 σε οκτώ Σαββατοκύριακα Grand Prix – τους περισσότερους αγώνες που έχει διοργανώσει ποτέ η σειρά W σε μία μόνο σεζόν.


Η Hard Rock International είναι μια επωνυμία που βασίζεται στη διαφορετικότητα και έχει αναγνωριστεί ως τέτοια, πιο πρόσφατα από τους καλύτερους εργοδότες για τη διαφορετικότητα του περιοδικού Forbes . Η διαφορετικότητα, η ισότητα και η ένταξη είναι ένας στρατηγικός πυλώνας κάτω από το σύνθημα «Love All-Serve All» της μάρκας, συμπεριλαμβανομένων προγραμμάτων που υποστηρίζουν ποικίλες προσλήψεις και ανάπτυξη για γυναίκες.


Με χώρους σε 68 χώρες που εκτείνονται σε 253 τοποθεσίες, συμπεριλαμβανομένων ξενοδοχείων, καζίνο, ροκ μαγαζιών και καφέ, η Hard Rock International (HRI) είναι μια από τις πιο αναγνωρισμένες παγκοσμίως εταιρείες. Οι προορισμοί του Hard Rock βρίσκονται στις μεγαλύτερες πόλεις διεθνών πυλών του κόσμου, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των δύο πιο επιτυχημένων εμβληματικών ιδιοκτησιών του στη Φλόριντα, όπου βρίσκεται το πρώτο Guitar Hotel στον κόσμο, όπου βρίσκεται η έδρα του.


Η Catherine Bond Muir (Chief Executive Officer, W Series) είπε :


«Η σεζόν του 2022 της σειράς W θα ξεκινήσει με μεγάλη έκρηξη στο Μαϊάμι, οπότε η Hard Rock – μια μάρκα που, όπως η σειρά W, υπερασπίζεται τη διαφορετικότητα και δημιουργεί περισσότερες ευκαιρίες για τις γυναίκες – είναι η τέλειος συνεργάτης τίτλου για την αρχική μας διπλή κεφαλίδα καθώς συνεχίζουμε να κάνουμε πολύ θόρυβο στις ΗΠΑ. Ως τεράστιος θαυμαστής του Hard Rock – μου αρέσει το φαγητό τους και να επισκέπτομαι τα καφέ τους σε όλο τον κόσμο – είμαι ενθουσιασμένος.”


«Το περσινό φινάλε της σεζόν στο Όστιν (Τέξας)  – η πρώτη διοργάνωση της σειράς W στις ΗΠΑ – ήταν θεαματικό, καθώς οι γυναίκες οδηγοί αγώνων εμφάνισαν τις ικανότητές τους μπροστά σε 400.000 άτομα όλο το Σαββατοκύριακο, δημιουργώντας απίστευτη ώθηση που μεταφέρουμε στο εναρκτήριο Crypto.com Μαϊάμι Grand Prix. Το W Series Miami που παρουσιάζεται από τη Hard Rock θα είναι η μεγαλύτερη εκδήλωση που έχουμε διοργανώσει ποτέ και είμαστε ταπεινωμένοι για την φανταστική υποδοχή από θαυμαστές και συνεργάτες. Ανυπομονούμε να ξεκινήσει ο αγώνας».


Η Tracy Bradford (Πρόεδρος της Seminole Hard Rock Support Services και συνιδρυτής του εσωτερικού προγράμματος καθοδήγησης Seminole & Hard Rock Women in Leadership) είπε:


«Το Hard Rock έχει τιμή να υποστηρίζει τη σειρά W και να βοηθά να ξεκινήσει αυτό που είναι βέβαιο ότι θα είναι μια απίστευτη σεζόν με την υπηρεσία ως χορηγός τίτλου κατά τη διάρκεια του εναρκτηρίου Crypto.com Grand Prix του Μαϊάμι. Ως επωνυμία που δίνει προτεραιότητα στην ισότητα μέσω του μότο μας «Love All-Serve All», είμαστε υπερήφανοι που ενθαρρύνουμε τις γυναίκες να επιδείξουν τις δεξιότητές τους και να κυνηγήσουν τα όνειρά τους είτε είναι στην πίστα είτε οπουδήποτε στον κόσμο».




Πηγή : wseries.com

06 Ιουλίου

W Series returns with innovative team structure and alongside Formula One

06 Ιουλίου
  • Nine new teams will debut in Austria this weekend
  • All eight races will be hosted at F1 events
Jamie Chadwick, the W Series champion in 2019, will be part of the Veloce Racing team in 2021.

The all-female W Series has announced it is to introduce a new team competition for 2021. The championship’s second season begins on Saturday as a support race to the Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. As well as partnering with Formula One, which will host all eight of its races, the series is to transition this year by introducing new liveries and partners in an innovative expansion of its structure and funding.

The championship aimed at promoting women in motorsport as drivers and engineers – and with the intent of helping put a female driver into F1 – completed a successful debut season in 2019. Last year however the season was cancelled because of the pandemic.

The W Series covers all the costs for its drivers who are chosen on merit, offering many opportunity and exposure that has previously been denied to them. They use identical, single-seater F3 cars to put the emphasis on driver skill rather than a mechanical battle. The first season did not have a team structure but the series will adopt one this year with the intent of it becoming a full team championship in 2022. The grid will consist of 18 drivers, with nine two-car teams.

The system allows for each team to be represented by a partner with the series and for sponsorship through naming and livery of the cars which were previously all identically W Series branded. Crucially the new structure will not present a technical competition, with the cars remaining mechanically identical, maintained and prepared by W Series’ own engineers to ensure the playing field remains level. Nor will the team principals have engineering or track involvement.

The move is a significant step for the series in ensuring it retains financial stability. It was set up backed by private investment and equity but has planned to increase partnerships as it gained momentum. It represents an opportunity for companies to become involved in the championship with direct association with its drivers.

The champion of the inaugural season, Britain’s Jamie Chadwick who will race alongside Bruna Tomaselli for the Veloce team, welcomed the new system. “This is brilliant news for drivers,” she said. “We learned so much about the cars and the tracks in 2019, but a teams setup will take us to the next level, giving us great insight into what it’s like working closely with a team partner and racing with a team championship in mind rather than just for yourself.”

The W Series chief executive, Catherine Bond Muir, believed the interest shown in the championship vindicated its purpose. “In a short period of time we have made a mark in the sector for our disruptive and innovative approach,” she said. “This new structure paves the way for significant new investment to supplement our current series sponsors, which supports our continued rapid growth and our partnership with Formula One.”

The new teams for 2021 include Bunker Racing, M Forbes Motorsport, Puma W Series Team, Racing X, Sirin Racing and Veloce Racing and the series will unofficially trial a team-based points championship this season.

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03 Ιουλίου

WATCH: RACE DAY IN AUSTRIA

03 Ιουλίου

Find out how and when you can tune in via our country and channel list below.

Can’t see your location on this list? Watch via the W Series Facebook page here.

LOCATIONBROADCASTERPROGRAMME TIME (LOCAL TIME)
UKChannel 415:00
 FOX Sports 3 SEA22:00
ChinaSTAR Sports China22:00
 ESPN Play Caribbean10:00
 ESPN Centroamérica10:30
ArgentinaESPN Argentina10:30
ChileESPN Chile10:30
ColombiaESPN Colombia10:30
MéxicoESPN México10:30
 ESPN Play Latin South10:30
 ESPN Play Latin North10:30
VenezuelaESPN Venezuela10:30
USAbeIN SPORTS XTRA beIN SPORTS XTRA en Español10:30
BrazilSporTV3 
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, UzbekistanMatch TV 
Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, and North-MacedoniaSporklub 3 
Germany, Austria, Switzerland; and non-exclusive in Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and South TyrolSky Sport F116:25 on air
AustriaORF116:20 on air
GreeceCosmote Sport 5 
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and PolandDenmark: Qual and Race on Viaplay Sweden: Qual on Viaplay and Race on V sport motor and Viaplay Norway: Qual and Race on V sport 1 and Viaplay 
The NetherlandsDutch race on Ziggo Sport
All others live on Ziggo Sport Totaal 
 
Spain (RTVE & TV3)Race: Teledeportes Quali; Canal Esport3 + simulcast www.esport3.cat
Race: Canal Esport3 + simulcast www.esport3.cat
16:25 on air
16.25-17.10         
16.00-17.30       
Belgium (French speaking)Tipik (linear)
Auvio (OTT)
 
Belgium (Spanish speaking)Een &/or Sporza 
Ukraine1auto.tv 
FranceCanal+16:15 on air
Hungary, Czech Republic, SlovakiaSport1 
MaltaTSN 1-8 
ItalyDAZN 
IsraelSport5 
TurkeyTivibu Spor 
South Africa SABC Sports 
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, MyanmarEurosport IndiaRace 2 will be delayed; Sunday 13:00 IST
Malaysia, BruneiAstro Supersport ASSP 2 HD (Ch 812)All below MST Qualifying – 2230 Live Race – 2230 Live  
Vietnam, MyanmarCanal+ Sport 
JapanDAZN 
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Djibouti, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and TunisiabeIN Sports 116:30 on air
AustraliaSBS Sport Available for catch up replay only via SBS On Demand00:30 – 01:10 (AEST)  
New ZealandSky Sports 5Qualifying; 2.50am Saturday morning. The race; 2.30am Sunday live.  
Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor*, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos*, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. * American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Pakistan, Pitcairn, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands, and Western SamoaFox Sports 3 SEA Star Sports China 
PhilippinesTap Sports 
CanadaTSN & RDS TSN 5 RDS10:25 on air (local) 10:25 on air

More information coming soon.





Πηγή : wseries.com

W SERIES CHAMPION CHADWICK BACK ON TOP IN AUSTRIA

03 Ιουλίου

Defending W Series champion Jamie Chadwick (Veloce Racing) will start the second race of the 2021 season from pole position after edging out her old rival Beitske Visser (M. Forbes Motorsport) during qualifying at the Red Bull Ring.  

The 23-year-old Briton secured the fourth pole position of her W Series career with a 1:28.473, which was a tenth of a second quicker than 2019 runner-up Beitske who will join her on the front row for Saturday’s race.

Emma Kimiläinen (Ecurie W) was third fastest but will start the race from sixth after receiving a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision during last week’s season-opener at the same circuit, meaning promotions for Bruna Tomaselli (Veloce Racing) and W Series Academy Team drivers Nerea Marti and Irina Sidorkova. Marta Garcia (PUMA), Sarah Moore (Scuderia W), Ayla Agren (M. Forbes Motorsport) and Belen Garcia (Scuderia W) completed the top 10.

After a light rain shower ahead of qualifying, the session was red-flagged two minutes in when Sabre Cook (Bunker Racing) spun into the gravel. Jamie hit the front with 20 minutes remaining by becoming the first driver to go under 90 seconds, and she improved again two minutes later to briefly lead the field by eight tenths of a second before Abbie Eaton (Ecurie W) halved Jamie’s advantage.

Bruna overcame a wheel-nut issue at the start of qualifying to go to the top of the timing screens with 12 minutes left when she went a tenth of a second quicker than her Veloce team-mate Jamie. Four minutes later, Beitske became the first driver to dip below 89 seconds to lead Bruna by half a second, but Jamie regained the lead by a tenth of a second with seven minutes to go and could not be toppled.

After winning last week’s race from pole position, Alice Powell (Racing X) had to settle for 13th and reported a brake bias issue at the end of qualifying. However, the championship leader will start the race from 12th after Vicky Piria’s (Sirin Racing) three-place grid penalty for causing a collision during race one.

Jamie staged a fine recovery drive to finish sixth last weekend and carried that momentum into round two by topping both the practice and qualifying sessions on Friday.

On a much cooler weekend in Austria, Jamie beat Alice’s pole position time from last weekend after barely 10 minutes of the practice session which she topped with a 1:28.728. Jamie was the only driver to dip below 89 seconds and was three tenths of a second quicker than Irina in second place with Beitske third.

Dave Ryan (Racing Director, W Series) said:
“It was a good session after an unfortunate moment for Sabre right at the beginning. There was a mix of old and new drivers at the front – some of the established drivers from 2019 and a few of the younger ones up there which was really good to see and a bit unexpected. Then we had Alice Powell down at the back. I don’t know quite what the problem was there, but overall a pretty good session.”

Jamie Chadwick, 23, UK, Veloce Racing, said:
“I’m really happy and I think that makes up for last weekend. That’s the first job done and tomorrow is the second job, so I’m happy to get that one out of the way. We had planned to do a few more laps on the used tyres to get a better feel with less fuel on the new tyres but, to be honest, the new tyres took a little longer than we thought. Fortunately, it all came together then and I’m happy with the result. I was a bit surprised about having a time deleted for track limits earlier in the session – it was probably my fault but I managed to write that off and get it right on the next lap.”

Beitske Visser, 26, Netherlands, M. Forbes Motorsport, said:
“It was a good improvement from last week and being on the front row tomorrow is a good start. Hopefully I can have a better start than Jamie and take the lead, but it’s going be a close one around this track. We made a few changes on the set-up compared to last week which paid off and I’ve been working hard.”

Emma Kimiläinen, 31, Finland, Ecurie W, said:
“There were some issues today but we overcame them. There were some technical issues with the car, so we are going to fix it and see what it is. I’m very proud of my team for how quickly they changed the rear roll-bar and tyres even though we had pressure because of the time. Then I could get myself together and put in some good lap times in the end. That part I’m really happy about, but I have the penalty so will start from sixth. It is not as bad as it could be. I will start from there and I’m really happy because I know I have the pace to be on the podium.”

Qualifying results from round two of the 2021 W Series season are below. For full W Series results and session timings from Austria visit our Round 2 race page.

Watch the second race of the 2021 W Series season live on Channel 4 from 15:00 BST on Saturday 3 July.




Πηγή : wseries.com