Jamie Chadwick’s bid for a hat-trick of W Series titles got off to a perfect start with a double victory in Miami, where the female-only Formula 3 championship supported the Formula 1 grand prix.
Chadwick took the lead off the line in race one when Nerea Marti fluffed her start from pole position. In a race featuring two safety car interludes and a red flag, Emma Kimiläinen passed Chadwick with a great move at Turn 11, but as the drivers faced a one-lap shootout after the latter safety car, the Finn overshot Turn 1 and gifted victory to her British rival.
The following day, Chadwick claimed her fourth W Series win in succession (including the double-header in Austin that ended the 2021 season) with a lights-to-flag victory in her first weekend driving for a team owned by American media personality Caitlyn Jenner.
The next races will take place this weekend in Barcelona.
Motorsports greats
Stuart Lewis-Evans
Among the casualties of the deadly 1950s era in which Tony Brooks raced was his promising team-mate at Vanwall in 1957 and 1958, Stuart Lewis-Evans.
The Luton-born racer made his name in 500cc racing before Connaught gave him his break in Formula 1. When that team disbanded, Vanwall picked him up, and he became a valued and highly rated team-mate to Brooks and Stirling Moss.
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