Katy Fairman: “It’s the cars, the people, the places: I feel like the luckiest person around at every single race I attend”

When the first Formula E season was launched in 2014 it not only gave teams and drivers a new challenge in their careers, but for young journalists, it gave them a chance to get involved with a new motorsport series where they could be seen on a par with other journalists, with no one having […]

W SERIES: Race 1, Hockenheim

History was made on Friday when 20 extremely talented racing drivers (18 permanent and 2 reserve drivers) took the track in Germany driving identical Formula 3 cars. What made this special was all of these racers were female. The first race weekend of the W Series calendar saw both wet and dry running, testing the drivers ability […]

Emma Hunter: “The best days for reliability are when no one is talking about it!”

Reliability can often be one of the big talking points in motorsport, with it even being a deciding factor in race wins and ultimately championship wins. Over recent years, F1 has seen a vast improvement in the reliability of its cars, with the top teams having any engineering failure greatly scrutinised. Emma Hunter is part […]

Lauren Robinson: “The challenges are also the reasons why I enjoy this job, I wouldn’t be here if it was easy”

When the concept of Formula E was created five years ago, the world of electric motorsport was somewhat unknown. Since the inaugural season, the popularity of the series has grown hugely, however for those working in the championship from the first year, how successful it would become was also not known. Lauren Robinson has been […]

Anna Stashkiw: “Having 50,000 people turning out to celebrate our 40th Anniversary with us was pretty special”

Hospitality is one of the most demanding industries to work in, however, combine that with one of the fastest sports in the world and you have a difficult, yet fun environment to work in. Anna Stashkiw has been working with the Williams Racing F1 team for over 3 years in their Events department, starting as an Events […]

Sabré Cook: “To be a great driver, it takes a lot more than being fast”

As a Mechanical Engineering graduate, Sabré Cook has a great knowledge of the detail and technology used in racing cars, however she is not only an engineer, but has a very successful racing career too. I spoke to her in October ahead of competing in the final of the Infiniti Engineering Academy, racing in the […]

W Series Qualifiers: Who are the Australians hoping to make the final 18?

Australia’s love of motorsport is clear to see with the Australian F1 Grand Prix always having a large turnout. Despite there being relatively few racing series in the country compared with others nations, there are still many drivers from ‘down under’ hoping to make it big on the international stage. With Europe being considered the […]

W Series Qualifiers: Who are the French and Spanish drivers hoping to make the cut?

With the selection process for the inaugural W Series fast approaching, 60 qualifiers will have to be whittled down to only 18. Spain and France are countries that are well represented at the highest level of motorsport and have been for some time, so who are the drivers hoping to continue this representation onto the […]

W Series Qualifiers: Who are the Central and Eastern Europeans hoping to make the final 18?

In recent years, the popularity of motorsport has risen in areas such as Eastern Europe. Although already popular, the success of F1 Grands Prix in Russia and Hungary (central Europe) and the remarkable comeback story of Robert Kubica, has continued to boost this. As home to some of the most competitive and challenging motorsport series […]

W Series Qualifiers: Who are the German, Italian and Swiss racers aiming to make the final 18?

Germany and Italy are 2 of the nations most associated with motorsport powerhouses in Formula One, and so it is no surprise that there are many racers from these countries involved in W Series and hoping to both make it to the 2019 grid, and hopefully in the future to prestigious championships such as F1. […]