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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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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Ireland Qualifies for the World Cup- Weekend Roundup

Ireland through to World Cup The Republic of Ireland’s WNT qualified for the FIFA World Cup after a historic 1-0 victory over Scotland in Hampden Park on Tuesday. After scoring the key goal Donegal’s Amber Barrett kissed the black armband she wore to commemorate the Creeslough victims and later dedicated her goal to them. Goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan was another star, …

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Last Three Races in W Series Cancelled After Financial Difficulties

The all-female racing championship W Series has curtailed its third season after financial difficulties. The race set to take place at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on Oct. 21st and the two races scheduled for the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City starting on Oct. 28th will no longer take place, the series confirmed in a statement released …

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Lissie Mackintosh: ‘There’s A Lot Of Things As A Woman In Motorsport That You Kind Of Take On The Chin’

F1 content creator and motorsport journalist,, Lissie Mackintosh shares her views on gender bias in motorsport and gives her views on Christian Horner’s controversial comments.

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