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Women’s motorsport series goes for ‘reach over reward’ in inaugural season

ZOLDER, BELGIUM - MAY 18: Fabienne Wohlwend of Liechtenstein competes during the W Series championship at Circuit Terlamen Zolder on May 18, 2019 in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. W Series is an all-female single-seater racing championship which aims to give female drivers an opportunity in motorsport that hasn’t been available to them before. The race of the series encompasses six rounds on the DTM or Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters support program. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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