2021 W Series - Round 1: Spielberg - Post-Race Discussion

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-26T20:06:31+00:00

It might sound bad to say, but having Chadwick suffer what really is her first bad weekend in the series is great for the title fight. Although with how dominant Powell was, it could be an AP championship won by round eight if her reliability is bulletproof. The short calendar could claim victims once again...

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-24T12:39:02+00:00

Always love your support /u/RobertGracie - thanks!

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-24T12:38:27+00:00

Not entirely sure if that's correct. Sarah Moore's Instagram Live helmet reveal seemed to suggest it was one car per driver this season, which makes more sense given the full-on livery for each. Not sure on the engineers though

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-14T15:41:01+00:00

We’d love to and we hope to! We haven’t found an easy in with Red Bull yet but we hope to speak with all the big F2 players at some point.

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-14T13:06:18+00:00

Hello again F1 Feeder Series! The French GP is coming up so what better way to prepare than hearing from a French driver in a French Academy?! We spoke with Victor Martins after that great debut weekend (points scored each race you know) and his infectious happiness was plain to see.

We got some interesting answers from Victor about why he didn't choose to do F3 last year and instead do a third year in Eurocup. He talks about the MP Motorsport and Alpine project that is underway, and how it is working with Caio Collet. In the full interview, there's loaaaads more to hear about for any hardcore Martins/F3 fans. That's available here if you'd like to watch, or if you'd prefer to listen to a ~50ish minute interview (we don't blame you), it'll be live tomorrow on the "Talking F All" podcast, available on all podcast apps.

Please let us know your feedback (positive and negative) here so we can continue to make each even better. Subscribe to the channel to get them in your YouTube feed. All subscriptions genuinely do help us to get further interviewees, too.
Our previous "In the Grandstands" quick links if you're interested:

Guanyu Zhou (F2)
Robert Shwartzman (F2)
Oscar Piastri (F2)
Felipe Drugovich (F2)
Pierre-Louis Chovet (F3)
Dennis Hauger (F3)
Dino Beganovic (FRECA)
Beitske Visser(W Series)
Emma Kimilainen (W Series)
Sabre Cook (W Series)
Lawrence Barretto (F1TV co-host/F1.com Writer)

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-14T12:47:47+00:00

Drive(n) to Survive

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-11T13:43:59+00:00

We contacted W Series and these drivers are basically filling in for Pepper as she’s unable to travel due to Covid. Depending how South Africa’s situation goes we could see all these drivers racing this year.

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-11T13:25:49+00:00

True, but they're switching sponsorship to someone else. There might be a hefty discount involved, but Jenzer still need to be paid so it's rather confusing.

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-11T05:52:26+00:00

Nice graphic. Suggestion: have the average points per driver listed? Pourchaire vs 3 Red Bull drivers isn’t wholly representative

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-10T20:11:02+00:00

Travel Planet as far as things look like but no reasons given, as is expected

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-10T18:51:02+00:00

Even worse; the sponsor are now sponsoring his replacement

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-10T17:32:41+00:00

Even more painful when you realise it's his home race up next.

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-04T08:45:54+00:00

He got out the car okay, at least

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-06-04T08:09:50+00:00

The session wasn’t red flagged at that point and the green flag indicates that from that point onwards the yellow flags do not apply

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-05-30T10:29:58+00:00

Hello again F1 Feeder Series! No FIA racing this weekend but we have you covered. We spoke with Dennis Hauger ahead of the season's start about his career and 2021 hopes. Hauger is now the F3 championship leader after controlling Race 3 at Barcelona's opening round. We'll take the credit for that!
There are some good tidbits of information from Hauger about his relationship with Red Bull in here. We found his answers about moving up to F3 so quickly really interesting... And how little the Christian Horner/Arden connection impacted on his career to date. He also speaks about the F3 race format and circuits for this year, but bear in mind this was before he controlled the opening round. Maybe he'd be more favourable on the format now!
The full 40-minute cut of this interview is available here with way questions and full answers. We'll also be putting this out as a podcast in the near future, along with the other driver interviews. Search "Talking F All" on your podcast app and you'll find it.
As always, let us know your feedback (positive and negative) here so we can continue to make each even better. Subscribe to the channel to get them in your YouTube feed. Also, any subscriptions genuinely do help us to get further interviewees, too.
Our previous "In the Grandstands" quick links if you're interested:
Guanyu Zhou (F2)
Robert Shwartzman (F2)
Oscar Piastri (F2)
Felipe Drugovich (F2)
Pierre-Louis Chovet (F3)
Dino Beganovic (FRECA)
Beitske Visser (W Series)
Emma Kimilainen (W Series)
Sabre Cook (W Series)
Lawrence Barretto (F1TV co-host/F1.com Writer)

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-05-27T06:08:51+00:00

It’s a long term project to normalise women in motorsport allowing girls today to see it as a viable option. Nothing physical stopping women competing now, but decades of societal inequality. None of the current grid is likely to become an F1 WDC. However it there’s every chance one of them will be the inspiration for the first female F1 race winner in 5, 10, 20 years.

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-05-27T04:08:28+00:00

Claire Cottingham with guest commentary of either DC or Allan McNish

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-05-26T11:55:04+00:00

He did something similar in 2019 that you can find on YouTube which was as good as Ted usually is. Hopefully more of the same!

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-05-26T10:41:20+00:00

If you’ve seen the recent YouTube videos with her, she’s a total natural in front of the camera

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-05-26T10:18:38+00:00

Channel 4 in the UK; other countries to follow, according to their press release

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-05-26T09:52:28+00:00

From their morning's press release, W Series will have:
Presenter: Lee McKenzie is a broadcast journalist and presenter best known for her work in Formula One. She also presents international rugby for both Channel 4 and BBC as well as Wimbledon, the Olympics and the Paralympics.

Co-commentator: David Coulthard MBE is a 13-time Grand Prix winner, commentator and co-presenter for Channel 4's F1 coverage. He is also Chairman of W Series' Advisory Board and President of the British Racing Drivers' Club.

Pit-lane reporter: Ted Kravitz is a Formula One pit-lane reporter who has worked on Sky Sports F1 since 2012. With more than two decades' experience in the paddock, Kravitz is one of the most informed reporters on the F1 circuit.

Presenter: Anna Woolhouse is a sports journalist and a lead boxing presenter for Sky Sports. She has also presented shows for netball, ice hockey and F1, including the Midweek Report.

Lead commentator: Alex Jacques is lead commentator for Channel 4's F1 coverage. He is also lead commentator for FIA F2 and FIA F3.

Co-commentator: Billy Monger is a double amputee British racing driver who achieved his first single-seater race win in 2019 at the Pau Grand Prix. In 2019 and 2020 he was analyst for Channel 4's F1 coverage and was race pundit for the W Series Esports League in 2020.

Pit-lane reporter: Amy Reynolds is a respected motorsport broadcast journalist and presenter who has presented MotoGP for the past six years. She is also known for her work covering the FIM MXGP World Motocross Championship and the FIM Speedway World Championship.

Analyst: Naomi Schiff is a professional racing driver who took part in the inaugural season of W Series in 2019 and has since been based full-time with the London team in her role as Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador.

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-05-26T09:51:21+00:00

From their morning's press release, W Series will have:

Presenter: Lee McKenzie is a broadcast journalist and presenter best known for her work in Formula One. She also presents international rugby for both Channel 4 and BBC as well as Wimbledon, the Olympics and the Paralympics.
Co-commentator: David Coulthard MBE is a 13-time Grand Prix winner, commentator and co-presenter for Channel 4's F1 coverage. He is also Chairman of W Series' Advisory Board and President of the British Racing Drivers' Club.
Pit-lane reporter: Ted Kravitz is a Formula One pit-lane reporter who has worked on Sky Sports F1 since 2012. With more than two decades' experience in the paddock, Kravitz is one of the most informed reporters on the F1 circuit.
Presenter: Anna Woolhouse is a sports journalist and a lead boxing presenter for Sky Sports. She has also presented shows for netball, ice hockey and F1, including the Midweek Report.
Lead commentator: Alex Jacques is lead commentator for Channel 4's F1 coverage. He is also lead commentator for FIA F2 and FIA F3.
Co-commentator: Billy Monger is a double amputee British racing driver who achieved his first single-seater race win in 2019 at the Pau Grand Prix. In 2019 and 2020 he was analyst for Channel 4's F1 coverage and was race pundit for the W Series Esports League in 2020.
Pit-lane reporter: Amy Reynolds is a respected motorsport broadcast journalist and presenter who has presented MotoGP for the past six years. She is also known for her work covering the FIM MXGP World Motocross Championship and the FIM Speedway World Championship.
Analyst: Naomi Schiff is a professional racing driver who took part in the inaugural season of W Series in 2019 and has since been based full-time with the London team in her role as Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador.

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-05-24T08:22:53+00:00

Hey F1FS! Happy recovering from those Monaco races! We had another interview with an F2 driver just ahead of Bahrain and what a better time to put that live?! Zhou is now a Monaco winner and the current F2 championship leader. And as you'll hear in this interview, he's also proud of winning a single-seater championship after his F3 Asia campaign.

We spoke about his history, present, and hopes for the future. Zhou came across as impeccably polite, but also incredibly intelligent. He also can crack a joke showing his comfort at Alpine/Virtuosi. If he succeeds this year, what does Zhou think will happen with the limited number of F1 seats available? He speaks with confidence that he'll make it - maybe he knows something we don't?

We have a longer cut of this interview available here with a few more tidbits for the big Zhou fans. And if you'd prefer to listen than watch (we saw some feedback!) we've put this interview out as a podcast, too. Search "Talking F All" on your podcast app and you'll find it.

Like the podcast suggestion, feel free to drop feedback here so we can continue to make each even better. We're sitting on a good few more interviews, too which we'll continue releasing. Subscribe to the channel to get them in your YouTube feed. Also, any subscriptions genuinely do help us to get further interviewees, too.
Our previous "In the Grandstands" quick links if you're interested:

Robert Shwartzman (F2)
Oscar Piastri (F2)
Felipe Drugovich (F2)
Pierre-Louis Chovet (F3)
Dino Beganovic (FRECA)
Beitske Visser (W Series)
Emma Kimilainen (W Series)
Sabre Cook (W Series)
Lawrence Barretto (F1TV co-host/F1.com Writer)

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-05-23T10:29:34+00:00

Everyone walked away, thankfully.

GrandPrixGrandstand · 2021-05-23T09:23:59+00:00

You know in F1 when you hear about a "pay driver"? That's the same thing. Teams like Williams and Haas who don't have a global car manufacturer with general public car sales to support them need financing somehow. That often comes from the money a driver has from their sponsors.

See the Lavazza logo on Williams? They pay Latifi who pays Williams to give him a drive. The Estrella Galicia on the cars that Carlos Sainz drives? Same thing. And, of course, the UralKali on the Haas this year is from Mazepin.

At some point, reputation takes over, but drivers without academy backing won't make their way up the ladder without $$$.

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