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NTT INDYCAR SERIES on Instagram: "Pitcher today. Driver tomorrow. @kyle_kirkwood started off the #Bommarito500 race weekend with a @cardina

NTT INDYCAR SERIES shared a post on Instagram: "Pitcher today. Driver tomorrow. @kyle_kirkwood started off the #Bommarito500 race weekend w

Kyle kirkwood throwing the first pitch at the cardinals game

This felt right for them.

Omg there’s just something abt him

actually i think graduates of a university should have access to the library databases forever and ever amen

creature in fiction: *is portrayed as bad and mean*

8 year old me: but what if there was a good and nice one :0

every damn race weekend

Austrian GP Penalties

Free Practice 1-3 -GAS, MAZ MSC, LEC, SAI, GIO, LAT, RAI, ALO had their race times deleted at turn 9 for exceeding track limits at some point during Free practice

-GAS, HAM, RAI, ILO, TSU, RAI, VET, MAZ, OCO, LAT, SAI, LEC, STR had their race times deleted at turn 10 for exceeding track limits at some point during Free practice

-RAI was fined €900 for speeding in the pit lane

-OCO was fined €400 for speeding in the pit lane

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Qualifying -GAS, LAC, RIC had their race times deleted at turn 9 for exceeding track limits

-ALO had their race times deleted at turn 10 for exceeding track limits

-VET dropped 3 grid positions and was given 1 penalty point for impeding of car 14

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race -GIO was given a 5 second time penalty and 2 penalty points for overtaking during a safety car

-NOR was given a 5 second time penalty and 2 penalty points for forcing another driver off the track

-TSU was given 2 5 second time penalty and 1 penalty point for failing to enter the pit lane right of the white lines

-PER was given 2 5 second time penalty and 2 penalty points for forcing another driver off the track

-STR was given a 5 second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane

-RAI was given a drive through penalty, imposed after the race adding 20 seconds to the elapsed time, and 2 penalty points for causing a collision with VET (car 5)

-MAZ and LAT was given a 10 second stop and go penalty imposed after the race adding 30 seconds to the elapsed time and 3 penalty points for not respecting double waved yellow flags

-MAZ, GIO, RAI, MSC, GAS had their race times deleted at turn 9 for exceeding track limits

-TSU, GAS, VET, TSU, SAI, RAI, ALO, LEC, RIC had their race times deleted at turn 10 for exceeding track limits

2021 Season

F1 2021 Season Recap

I have been keeping a excel spreadsheet of the data from F1 qualifying and races because if there is anything I love more than F1 its excel spreadsheets. Here is the conclusions of the data Ive gathered over the season:

Also clicking on the image will give a clearer view!

If anyone sees any mistakes or has any questions, feel free to drop me a line!

F1 2021 grid: birth charts

split by team, under the cut

i apologize: these are screenshots with no image descriptions. i'm not sure how to format this data for use with a screenreader via tumblr.

Mercedes

Red Bull

Ferrari

McLaren

Alpine

AlphaTauri

Aston Martin

Williams

Alfa Romeo

:) Haas

my quick and dirty observations on each team/driver: link

2022 grid: coming soon

if you want to see anyone else or any two drivers side by side: ask me

The Importance of the W Series

The W series has faced a lot of criticism since its creation in 2019. While some people had harsh criticisms, the W series has shown why it’s so needed in the world of motorsports.

W series is an 8 race championship that only lets women drivers on the grid. This free to enter championship gives women the much needed help to enter a broader world of motorsports without having to worry about the financial burden drivers face in other championships such a F2 and F3. Behind the wheel of a Tatuus F3 chassis, these women are competing for prize money and the highly sought after points towards a super license. (X) The W series have been at the forefront for pushing for the greater inclusion of women in single seater championships by racing on the same tracks as their f1 counterparts, starting at the Styrian GP and ending with the Mexican GP, these women have been making history and leading the way for women in motorsports everywhere.

Even though this championship has been important in encouraging women to get into motorsport, it still has had its fair share of criticism from prominent figures in the field. One of these people was the previous team principle of Williams racing, Claire Williams. She talked about her worries about the impact that the W series could have in an interview with Autosport.com in May 2019 around the same time of the creation of the W series. She was worried that the W series would promote segregation based on gender rather than closing the gap between men and women drivers. She later went on in the interview saying that the W series “gives a platform for women that they don't have at the moment, and if anything accelerates the process of promoting women in motorsport.” And how it can “only be considered a good thing (X)”. While she does have a point that at the start of the W series it could have promoted races being segregated on gender rather than skill; the W series have proven that it’s doing more to show that women belong in single seaters alongside men by showcasing their talents to potential teams and sponsors from higher single seater series. Another person who has expressed criticism about the W series is DTM driver, Sophia Florsch. She criticized the age of the drivers saying on twitter “There is no opportunity to compete against men in the upper classes. In the end, 15 super license points for what? (X)” While the average age of the grid is about 25 years old, the W series is much more than just trying to have women progress into higher level championship but to also inspire the next generation at an earlier age and show that women have their place alongside men not just in the world of motorsports but on the track competing as a driver.

So far in the 2021 season of the W series there has been a great deal action between racers causing outstanding outcomes from some of the races. One of the more unique outcomes is the achievement of having the first openly LGBTQ+ racer on the podium. Sarah Moore, who is partnered with racing pride, a company striving for the inclusion of LGBTQ+ community in the world of racing, achieved second place at the Styrian GP. This inspiring event shows that the world of motorsports can be a place for people of different races, genders, and sexual orientations. The two prominent drivers that are leading the championship battle are Jamie Chadwick and Alice Powell. They are drivers that exhibit both excellent driving skill and talent. Jamie Chadwick, who is a developmental driver for William racing, races against Alice Powell, a driver who is coming back after being forced to take a break from racing due to lack of funding. Both Chadwick and Powell are in contention for winning the 2021 W series. Both women having been in the world of motorsports for the majority of their lives, has experience in being the first woman to either score point in a series or become the first woman to win a motorsports championship. The W series has given these drivers a chance to show off their talents on track while giving the audience an exciting battle for top spot each weekend.

W series is an important step in the right direction to bring women into the spotlight by showing the world that women have a spot racing against the best racers at the same tracks will hopefully lead to an up flux of girls entering the sport at a younger age. The W series is also very important to female drives by making them stand out to teams and sponsors in other series and giving them that needed leg up to progress in the world of motor sports.