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The FIA\u2019s W Series for female open-wheel competition, begins its third, 2022 season with a double-header, by accompanying the Formula 1 circus as it competes on the streets of Miami, Florida for the first time this weekend. With Hard Rock International as its title sponsor, the W Series will conduct two races in support of the inaugural Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, May 6-8.<\/p>\n
W Series Miami presented by Hard Rock features two races at the brand new Miami International Autodrome, located around Hard Rock Stadium in this South Florida megapolis. There are 19 drivers, one a reserve driver, on the docket for this race, from all corners of the world. Great Britain is widely represented with two-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick leading six British racers in the series. The UK is the most widely represented in this series, with Spain bringing three drivers to the show and The Netherlands producing two. There are drivers from Brazil, Czech Republic, Finland, Japan, Lichtenstein, Norway, The Philippines and a single United States entry.<\/p>\n
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Chloe Chambers, from New York state, is 17 years old and has been racing since she was eight. Her family is motorsports-centric and when Chloe showed an interest, she got the support necessary to start and continue a racing trajectory. She began, as most do, in karts and has rampaged through the myriad of classes in that discipline before beginning to drive racing cars. She\u2019s won championships in a variety of karting disciplines since 2012, with her 2020 WKA title in Rok Senior is a grand accomplishment, as is her Guinness World Record for vehicle slalom of 47.45 seconds.<\/p>\n
Chambers will have a route to success in the W Series this year that not every one of the other drivers can claim: she\u2019s racing for Jenner Racing, with former Olympic decathlete Caitlyn Jenner her team owner and with reigning two-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick her teammate. \u201cCaitlyn has so much knowledge and information to share about being a high-profile sports person,\u201d Chambers said. \u201cI think learning things from her, especially publicity-wise, is something I can take this year for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
If that commentary sounds a bit driven, that\u2019s what is necessary to be successful in her chosen field. One must be greedy to be successful in this sport. But it\u2019s also necessary to get on with one\u2019s teammate and Chambers recognizes that having the reigning titleholder in her corner is an advantage no one else has: \u201cI think having Jamie as my teammate definitely gives me an advantage,\u201d with four other competitors being first-timers. \u201cShe\u2019s the one everyone has been trying to beat. She\u2019s the benchmark for everyone, so to have her as my teammate and able to have access to her and all her knowledge is very helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Chambers is successful right from the start and is ahead of Chadwick, that reflection might change. And, of course, neither one of Jenner Racing\u2019s two drivers has any idea of what to expect once the Miami track opens for practice. For Chambers, though, the pre-season testing, along with the fact that she knows two of the circuits: COTA and Barcelona (where W Series testing has been held), give her a step up. \u201cI think I can learn new circuits really easily. I\u2019ve always had to learn new tracks in karting, so I had to develop that skill,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
From her first indoctrination into motorsports, Chambers has had her sights set at the pinnacle: Formula 1. She started racing because of her father\u2019s motorsports activities and from watching F1 races. \u201cI always, from a young age, had my eyes set on Formula 1 and I wanted to be like the Formula 1 drivers.\u201d She has other goals as well: \u201cI want to go to Formula 1 and be competitive, have a chance to win and not just go into Formula 1 and have that be it. I\u2019ve also wanted to do the Indy 500 because it\u2019s a big race in America. Since I\u2019ve been getting into sports cars recently (she\u2019s racing a Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport in the World Racing League this year, as well as W Series and US F3), I\u2019ve been looking at the Daytona 24, the Le Mans 24 and some of the more iconic sports car races.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although we\u2019re all \u201chomers\u201d and will cheer for our local racers, it\u2019s wise to remember it\u2019s been a vast 195 days since the stress-fueled W Series 2021 finale at Circuit of the Americas, W Series\u2019 first American race. This weekend\u2019s doubleheader in support of Formula 1\u2019s inaugural Miami Grand Prix features 17 other drivers beyond Chloe Chambers. This year marks 10 races in support of F1 grands prix, with contests in Spain, the UK, France, Hungary, Japan (W Series\u2019 first race in Asia), USA (COTA and Miami) and Mexico, where the season ends with another double-header.<\/p>\n
This weekend\u2019s activities begins on Friday, May 6, with a 30-minute practice session at dusk, while Saturday, May 7 offers qualifying from 9:10-9:40AM. Drivers\u2019 best lap times will determine the starting grid for the first race of the weekend, to be held Saturday at 2:25PM (all times Eastern). Each driver\u2019s second-best time determines the starting grid for the second contest, which starts at 10:20AM on Sunday, May 8. Both races are for 30 minute plus one lap and can be seen across W Series\u2019 digital and social channels, as well as by viewing the broadcast in more than 175 territories.<\/p>\n
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