What W Series must look like in 2020
While the first season of W Series can be regarded as successful, it must now capitalise on its strong debut and make the most of its opportunity to cement a long term future. Here are the steps it should take for 2020
The inaugural W Series season drew to a close at Brands Hatch earlier this month with Jamie Chadwick triumphant as the first champion and recipient of the $500,000 prize fund.
Overnight - if the plethora of international television and mainstream press appearances are anything to go by - Chadwick's starpower and notoriety has trebled, but so too has W Series' own.
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