Jamie Chadwick, winner of both W Series championships held since the series was launched in 2019, will return to defend her title again this year.
Her return to the all-female series was not expected after the series awarded FIA superlicence points for the first time last year. At one stage the series indicated past champions would not be allowed to return.
Prior to the postponement of the 2020 championship due to the Covid-19 pandemic, W Series racing director Dave Ryan said “from the 2020 W Series season onwards, W Series has been granted FIA superlicence points eligibility, and one of the criteria attached to that is that the winning driver of the W Series championship may not compete in consecutive W Series championships.”
However W Series’ rules allow Chadwick to return on the proviso that she cannot collect further superlicence points. The regulations note: “Should the winner of The W Series championship compete in the following years W Series championship the driver…