Hey everyone 🙂
Great feedback on this and I thank you all for your input on this topic. I will make sure that the feedback gets to our team, and we can have further discussion on this.
-rephii
@ALittleTiger7 I too am supportive of the W Series. As you mention when it began there was some push back from women, even Claire Williams at first (although she now is fully supportive) feared the segregation of women in motorsport. However as we are dealing with the very top end in F1 with 1000 bhp engines, it takes competitors physical fitness to a whole new level. Tatiana Calderon herself mentioned even driving in Indiecars was really something, I mean the winner himself was completely emotionally and physically exhausted after 100 laps.
Yes we have to support our sisters, but also let's not forget about the boys. So many young men competing for one or two slots, coveted seats in an F1 team and probably in the bottom tiers. I gave this a lot of thought, and the CEO of W Series mentioned some surprises coming soon. I would wager it's a W Series F3 (W Series cars are a less powerful version of an F3 car by miles) but this could help springboard some of the women drivers, the most fit and able into F2, or maybe even a women only F2,F1 series (using F2 cars) then only the best of the best and fittest of the fittest would be in the right position for one of those coveted seats at the very top.
Anyway, it's all conjecture, I would imagine there's generally not too much enthusiasm from the majority F1 community, or the public. But either way, as I mentioned above whether women can get a better chance to compete in the highest tiers of motorsport, or make their own version, I am ok with whichever comes down the line. You could argue some of the most fittest and talented female football players should be able to compete in mens teams, but it would be far and few between.
Food for thought.
"You could argue some of the most fittest and talented female football players should be able to compete in mens teams, but it would be far and few between."
Sure, how not. The high-school men's team not only won but totally demolished the World Champions' female team, but sure, there's not really that much of a difference between the two. I sometimes wonder on which reality some people live where biology and anatomy are completely irrelevant concepts.
Yes yes more female 2nd driver options please…. I can’t remember her name but she drives for Aston Martin and I want her…. Yes please she’s hot 😁
in all seriousness I believe in equal opportunities and not equality off outcome. But surely there should be a option to pick a female 2nd driver
