Charlotte Tilbury partners with Formula One to promote women in motorsport
Just two years ago women’s motorsport seemed in crisis as the all-female W Series folded due to financial difficulties after just three seasons, but the same year also saw Formula One announce the creation of the F1 Academy, founded with the promise of preparing young female drivers to move up the ranks to higher-level competition. Last year’s successful inaugural season …
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Nicole Drought tops the times at Donington after Double Rallycross Glory
Nicole Drought started her IRX Open Clubman Championship title defence in the best possible manner, with a double win at rounds one and two of the 2024 series at Mondello Park at the weekend. Her Joe Mallon Motors Renault Clio took a dominant win on the opening round on Saturday and was even more impressive on Sunday, winning all three …
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Remembering Rosemary Smith, An Irish MotorSport legend
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Alanna Cunnane
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December 6, 2023
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Motorsport
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An Taoiseach, Catherine Martin, Clíona Foley, Des Cahill, irish motorsport, John Creedon, Leo Varadkar, Minister For Sport, Nicole Drought, President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, Róisín Ingle, Rosemary Smith, women’s sport
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A legend of Irish motorsport passed away yesterday at the age of 86; join us in looking over the tributes and remembering Rosemary Smith. The Dublin woman is one of those trailblazing figures that everyone seems to have a story about, and it’s no wonder given everything she achieved on racing circuits and rally stages, but also away from the …
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Inaugural F1 Academy Champion Marta Garcia earns fully funded seat in FRECA junior series
After winning the inaugural season of F1 Academy, an all-female category designed to give female drivers the experience needed to move up the ranks, Marta Garcia has earned a fully-funded seat in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA), which sits below F3 on the motorsports ladder. 23-year-old Garcia ensured her title in Race 1 at the Circuit of …
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EnduroKa Champion: Nicole Drought Refuses To Let Rain Dampen Her Victory Parade
Irish racing driver Nicole Drought pulled off a sublime showcase in the EnduroKa outing at Oulton Park over the weekend, helping to claw Team Pro Am back from 10th place to finish first and claim the title. The Tipperary woman, alongside her teammates Justin Roberts and Will Hillyard, clinched that accolade after 102 laps and five hours of intense endurance …
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Nicole Drought Speeds To Victory At Donington Park Challenge Race
Nicole Drought travelled to Donington Park last weekend to tackle the BRSCC 3 hour C1 Challenge race, as part of the WRC Developments team. In the days running up to the event though, a late deal was done for her to drive a MINI Cooper S in the two-driver Clubsport Trophy race on the same day. Drought is familiar with …
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Zero Limits Track Day Returns for 2023
Vision Sports Ireland, in partnership with Motorsport Ireland and event corporate sponsor Windsor Motor Group, are thrilled to announce the return of the Zero Limits Track Day to Mondello Park circuit on Tuesday July 25th and Wednesday July 26th supported by Sport Ireland. The Zero Limits Track Day allows blind and vision impaired participants the opportunity to get behind the wheel of …
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Katy Fairman: “When I Left WTF1, I Had A Sense Of Empowerment And Self-Belief That I’ve Never Had Before In My Career.”
By Stephania Olivera Katy Fairman decided to start a motorsport blog when she was 17 years old. Since then, she has been able to travel across the world pursuing her motorsports interest – which has taken her to media pens, paddocks, and races. She has now established herself as a respected voice in the business, covering events like Formula E …
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“I was more nervous than any game at the Olympics”: Nicci Daly on her debut eSC season
Despite coming from a famous motor racing family (her late father Vivion was the brother of Formula 1 star Derek Daly) this was her first foray into motorsport. With a sporting background in field hockey, taking to the track to follow in her family’s footsteps and race on a 100km/h S1-X electric Skootr was a step into the unknown. As …
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Formula 1 Announces 2023 Launch of All-Female F1 Academy
On November 18 Formula 1 announced the 2023 launch of F1 Academy, an all-female driver category meant “to develop and prepare young female drivers to progress to higher levels of competition,” according to the Formula 1 website. F1 Academy is hoped to be a stepping stone toward Formula 3 and eventually the higher ranks. “After assessing the barriers young female …
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