So if nobody's watching it and most here seem to agree that it isn't going to do much for the people competing in it, then what is the point of it?
As MikeTheNative said few watch standard F3 either so no problem.
Do I think this has legs? Nope. Will it help? Possibly. We've had some good or solid girl racers in the junior categories over recent years. Sarah Moore, Jamie Chadwick and Sophia Flörsch have all won races or championships at a junior level in Britain in the last few years. Sarah Moore (Ginetta Junior champion) has effectively disappeared off the face of the earth, Sophia Flörsch has struggled for sponsorship for most of the last year (despite thumping some highly-rated boys and looking strong in her UK races) but only Jamie Chadwick has continue to improve her reputation.
It's a hard enough business to get a foothold in as a boy and there's plenty of boys that get support and sponsorship already, that that support comes from a series doesn't bother me immediately... if it becomes a long-term project and it starts to look like woman are getting a distinct advantage from it then fair enough, it becomes an issue, but currently I think many girl racers are undervalued and looked over, so if it helps them get into the higher tiers on talent alone (like the winner gets a guaranteed F2 drive or something) then I've no issue with it.
It's undoubtedly discriminatory, but if it helps remove a stigma rather than give girls an advantage I've no problem.
It's odd really. I thought promising female racers would have sponsors jumping all over them, as until women feature regularly in top-level motorsport there would be a silly amount of attention around them (look at Danica Patrick), yet for some reason European-based sponsors and teams seem reluctant to want to back them at all - only Lotus (pre-Renault) saw any value in having a female test driver (one of the least deserving of the lot and one who's done more harm than good for females in motorsport).
