British driver Jamie Chadwick has paid tribute to Lewis Hamilton and his fight for equality as she prepares to open her defence of the trailblazing female-only motor racing championship in Austria this weekend.
The W Series will take place on the undercard of eight Formula One events, starting at Spielberg’s Red Bull Ring on Saturday.
Last year’s championship was cancelled amid the coronavirus outbreak, but W Series’ deal to dovetail its calendar with this year’s Formula One schedule provides a major boost to a championship which will also be aired live on Channel 4.
Indeed, Chadwick will start her bid for glory in Spielberg on Saturday just 30 minutes after the conclusion of Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s qualifying tussle for the Styrian Grand Prix.
It is 45 years since a woman last competed in a Formula One race – but seven-time world champion Hamilton has led the fight to improve diversity in F1’s white-male dominated world.
“What Lewis is doing is fantastic,” Chadwick told the PA news agency.
“He is pioneering to create a more…
