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New surroundings but a familiar feel. W Series travels to Singapore this weekend for its first-ever race in Asia, where reigning double champion Jamie Chadwick will be 30 minutes plus one lap away from winning her third consecutive title.
The Briton has won five of the six races so far this term, her run of victories finally ended by compatriot Alice Powell at the previous event in Hungary on 30 July. Jamie’s runner-up finish at the Hungaroring means she holds a 75-point lead over Alice and Beitske Visser with four races remaining and a maximum of 100 points to be won. If Jamie finishes higher than Alice, Beitske, and Abbi Pulling – who is a further three points adrift in the standings – this weekend, then title number three will be hers.
Following a nine-week break – the longest mid-season gap between races in W Series’ history – the event at Marina Bay kick-starts a sprint to the finish, with four races at three events across five weekends in October. From Singapore, W Series heads to the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, USA, on 22-23 October, before concluding the season with a double-header at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico, on 29-30 October.
This weekend, in support of the Formula 1® Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2022, all 18 W Series drivers will be eager to begin this final flurry of races with a strong result. Only Bianca Bustamante during her karting career has previously driven at Marina Bay, but that was not on the full circuit.
Making her 2022 W Series season debut is Ayla Agren, who replaces Tereza Babickova this weekend. While competing in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) on 10 September, Tereza sustained a spinal injury during an incident in the first race of the weekend at the Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria. She returned to her native Czech Republic to receive medical treatment, and doctors have ruled her out of all racing activities until further notice.
Ayla – who was born in Norway but has lived in Houston, Texas, USA, for several years – made her W Series debut last season, which she ended on a high by scoring points in the final race at the Circuit of the Americas. She has previously raced on the Road to Indy programme and worked as a spotter at numerous events, including the Indy 500 where, earlier this year, she spotted for seven-time F1 Grand Prix winner Juan Pablo Montoya.
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