Nine new teams will debut in Austria this weekendAll eight races will be hosted at F1 eventsThe all-female W Series has announced it is to introduce a new team competition for 2021. The championship’s second season begins on Saturday as a support race to the Styrian
Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. As well as partnering with
Formula One, which will host all eight of its races, the series is to transition this year by introducing new liveries and partners in an innovative expansion of its structure and funding.
The championship aimed at promoting
Women in motorsport as drivers and engineers – and with the intent of helping put a female driver into F1 – completed a successful debut season in 2019. Last year however the season was cancelled because of the pandemic.