All-female W Series to feature at 8 F1 races next season

Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas of Finland, left and Lewis Hamilton of Britain attend a news conference at the Istanbul Park circuit racetrack in Istanbul, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, ahead of the Formula One Turkish Grand Prix that will take place on Sunday. (Antonin Vincent/Pool via AP)

FILE - In this Saturday, May 4, 2018 file photo, Jamie Chadwick, center, celebrates with Alice Powell, left, and Marta Garcia after she wins the inaugural car race of the new all-female W Series at Hockenheim, Germany. Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton praised the decision to host eight races of the all-female W Series alongside F1 races next season, calling it an important step in the push for greater diversity and inclusion in motorsport. “When we talk about diversity people often think that we’re talking about having more people of color. It’s not just that," Hamilton said Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 at the Turkish F1 GP in Istanbul. “It is having more women involved. At the moment it is a male dominated sport and that does need to change.” (Hasan Bratic/dpa via AP, file)

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain talks during a press conference at the Istanbul Park circuit racetrack in Istanbul, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, ahead of the Formula One Turkish Grand Prix that will take place on Sunday. (Antonin Vincent/Pool via AP)