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W Series to race with F1 in the Americas in 2021 as part of 2021 schedule

The all-female W Series will start its eight race 2021 season at France's Le Castellet circuit in June and end in Mexico City in October as part of its new role supporting Formula One, organisers said on Tuesday.

The single sex series started in 2019 with the aim of helping women progress up the motorsport ladder and eventually break into Formula One where no female has raced in 44 years.

It shelved activities this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Six of the races provisionally scheduled are in Europe before the final two rounds at Austin's U.