Formula 1 news - Williams retain W Series winner Jamie Chadwick as development driver
ByReuters
Updated 01/03/2021 at 11:40 GMT
Williams Racing have confirmed that they will keep Jamie Chadwick as a development driver. Chadwick will see her simulator time increased and spoke of how she found the time there useful. The W Series champion will also defend her title when that competition returns in 2021 having been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Jamie Chadwick of Great Britain prepares before qualifying for the W Series round six and final race of the inaugural championship at Brands Hatch on August 11, 2019 in Longfield, England.
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Inaugural W Series champion Jamie Chadwick will remain a development driver for Williams for the 2021 season with an increased simulator programme, the Formula One team said on Monday.
Williams said the 22-year-old, whose success in the all-female series boosted her profile in 2019, would "continue to be fully immersed within the team both trackside and certain Grands Prix and at the factory".
"I feel I am improving as a driver all the time, and my time spent in the simulator this coming season will prove to be invaluable," Chadwick said in a statement.
The Briton, who joined the Williams Driver Academy in 2019, will defend her W series title this season when the championship returns in June after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The single-seater series uses identical Formula Three cars and its eight races will accompany selected F1 grands prix in Europe and North America.
Chadwick has also signed up with the Veloce team for the new electric off-road Extreme E series that is due to begin in April.
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