W Series CEO predicts two young drivers to challenge Jamie Chadwick for 2022 title

The W Series has arrived in the United States and the highly anticipated 2022 season is nearly underway.

In conjunction with the Formula 1 calendar, the Championship will get underway with a double-header Grand Prix weekend in Miami.

As fans wait for the first lights out the year, W Series founder and CEO Catherine Bond Muir has already predicted a scintillating competition.

Last year’s title race went down to the wire after a thrilling campaign had everyone on the edge of their seats right up to the finale weekend. Reigning champion Jamie Chadwick and fellow British driver Alice Powell entered the Austin double-header level on points, something the Championship had never seen before.

Thanks to back-to-back wins at the Circuit of the Americas, Chadwick snubbed Powell of the title and retained her crown.

But despite the two-horse race from last year and Chadwick extending her title reign, Bond Muir believes this year is going to be even more competitive, with several drivers up at the top challenging for the number one spot.

Bond Muir revealed two young talents who she thinks will be putting the pressure on the more experienced drivers.

“I don’t think it’s going to be the Alice and Jamie show because I think that Abbi [Pulling] and Nerea [Martí] are going to be right up there too. And there may be others but I think those are the two who are going to be genuine challengers for the title,” she admitted, before joking that she hopes her predictions haven’t cursed the two youngsters.

Spanish driver Martí enjoyed a strong run last season, finishing fourth in the overall standings. The 20-year-old won her first podium position in Hungary when she finished third behind Chadwick and Powell respectively.

Pulling placed seventh