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Women Drivers: The W Series
2019 sees the launch of the W Series, a motorsport competition just for women. Jennie Gow speaks to drivers, and the organisers behind it.
Will the new women-only W Series encourage females into top level racing or just segregate them?
When David Coulthard and his team announced a new racing series just for women last year it split opinion. Some were aghast that such a series should exist condemning it as 'segregation' at its worst. Others welcomed the move in an aim to address the imbalance in the sport which hasn't seen a female compete at the top level for well over 25 years. Jennie Gow speaks to key voices from both camps as well as meet the 5 British drivers who are competing for a spot in the Championship which starts in May.
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Thu 21 Mar 2019
21:00
大象传媒 Radio 5 Live
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