Chadwick takes W Series lead with Austrian clean sweep

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Defending W Series champion Jamie Chadwick took over the lead in the championship standings on Saturday thanks to a dominant win at the Red Bull Ring.

The 23-year-old Williams development driver completed a clean sweep in Austria, topping every session, leading every lap and setting the fastest lap of the race to snatch her third career win in the all-female series more than two years after her last victory at Misano in June 2019.

"I’m really happy," said the young Briton. "I knew I’d be pushed hard by Beitske [Visser] after the great battles we had together in 2019.

"I don’t know what happened to her at the start but that obviously helped me and allowed me to build a gap, maintain it and just control the race.

"I’m so happy to get my first win of the season after last weekend. There was so much to work on after last week, but I took the positives and went into this week with more fire in my belly to turn it around and I did just that."

Phillip van Osten

Motor racing was a backdrop from the outset in Phillip van Osten's life. Born in Southern California, Phillip grew up with the sights and sounds of fast cars thanks to his father, Dick van Osten, an editor and writer for Auto Speed and Sport and Motor Trend. Phillip's passion for racing grew even more when his family moved to Europe and he became acquainted with the extraordinary world of Grand Prix racing. He was an early contributor to the monthly French F1i Magazine, often providing a historic or business perspective on Formula 1's affairs. In 2012, he co-authored along with fellow journalist Pierre Van Vliet the English-language adaptation of a limited edition book devoted to the great Belgian driver Jacky Ickx. He also authored "The American Legacy in Formula 1", a book which recounts the trials and tribulations of American drivers in Grand Prix racing. Phillip is also a commentator for Belgian broadcaster Be.TV for the US Indycar series.