Indeed Visser’s early season form was stunning, winning the first five regular races – two each at Monza and Circuit of the Americas, and race one at Brands Hatch – before 17-year old W Series rookie Irina Sidorkova broke her streak. Indeed Sidorkova was Visser’s closest challenger throughout the early part of the season, but she couldn’t stop the Dutch driver from recording an almost a perfect round in the subsequent stop at Interlagos: 60 points courtesy of two race wins, three fastest laps, and a second place in the reverse grid race.
The Russian’s challenge fell away, with Spain’s Marta Garcia picking up the pace in the second half of the season. Garcia won both of the main races at Spa, and shared victories with Visser at Watkins Glen, before another double at Suzuka to move her up into second and narrow Visser’s lead.
However Visser’s form was relentless. The duo traded wins at the Bathurst event at the start of August, but two further wins for Visser at this weekend’s round at the Nürburgring Nordschleife – and a third place in the reverse grid race – means she heads into the final round at Silverstone with an unassailable 68-point lead. Similarly, Garcia’s form means she’s guaranteed the runner-up spot, with a 63-point advantage over Sidorkova but four more race wins than the Russian.
Speaking to W Series, Visser commented: “It feels really good to win the W Series Esports League. From the start of the League season I’ve been very strong so I’m happy that I could win it with one round to spare. I didn’t realise until someone told me afterwards that I’d not only won the League but also 11 races out of the 27 we’ve had so far! Racing drivers want to win everything so it means a lot to me.”
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