Formula 3 boss Bruno Michel says it is a “pity” W Series champion Jamie Chadwick failed to get a seat for the 2022 season.
Michel, who also runs Formula 2, said it is a priority to ensure female drivers have access to their championships.
“This is something that is completely key for us, completely key for the future,” he said in response to a question from RaceFans. “We have plans to try to help female drivers to come into our championship.
“We just want to make sure that when they come into F2 and F3 – because that’s the first championship that we’re promoting – they have to be ready. Because if they come just to make [up] the numbers, just to say we have female drivers in the championship, not only it’s not going to work, but it’s not going to serve the purpose of trying to show that female drivers can at this level win races because that’s really what we want to show.”
F3 is working with W Series chief Catherine Bond Muir and the president of the FIA…