Jamie Chadwick - First competitive female driver in F1?
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Leithen said:
732NM said:
Not that it needed any more proof, but her time in Indy NXT proved she wasn't good enough for the next level.
This year and her Indycar test proved exactly the opposite. What was shown was that she needed to be fitter and stronger. As I said last season, she needed to come into this one and win it or be close to be considered for the next level with the way some of the others and some of the rookies are driving. She was ultimately miles off and was within a few points of being the worst performer at her team.
I don't think the move to ELMS is a silly one either, regardless of the motives. A few have mentioned she'd probably be a pretty reliable driver in WEC at some point so if she does this and proves she can be on the pace for a long stint, that may be the ultimate destination and if she gets there/does well then that's nothing to be sniffed at.
She still also has a toe in at Formula-E albeit at a team that has 2 of the best drivers so barring an injury not sure if she'd get a route in there.
I follow Louis Foster who won IndyNXT, and Chadwick was his team mate last year, and I saw she was quick especially in practice and Qually.
Some bad luck and a few idiots, unfortunately, otherwise she would have finished well inside the top 5.
Seems drivers are queuing up to get in IndyCar with limited seats. Foster got a break, but most have to bring a lot of money and winning IndyNXT isn’t enough - Lundquist and Rasmussen both struggled to move up.
And then, of course, it needs to be a competitive team.
Some bad luck and a few idiots, unfortunately, otherwise she would have finished well inside the top 5.
Seems drivers are queuing up to get in IndyCar with limited seats. Foster got a break, but most have to bring a lot of money and winning IndyNXT isn’t enough - Lundquist and Rasmussen both struggled to move up.
And then, of course, it needs to be a competitive team.
The move to sports cars does two things.
It gives her experience at a young age of driving very quick sportscars, LMP2 initially and later on Hypercar, all she is doing is making more than one option available, being linked to a huge firm like Hyundai is very wise. Fair play to Hyundai too she has no experience really of prototypes and they have taken a punt.
I do think the Indycar thing is gone, I think she tested the car, and the whole thing went dead, Andretti her team are probably pushing into f1, she could potentially find a back door into F1 as a test driver or something there. And they are linked to Cadillac, can you really see a full Cadillac Hypercar and F1 thing at the same time, I personally cant
It gives her experience at a young age of driving very quick sportscars, LMP2 initially and later on Hypercar, all she is doing is making more than one option available, being linked to a huge firm like Hyundai is very wise. Fair play to Hyundai too she has no experience really of prototypes and they have taken a punt.
I do think the Indycar thing is gone, I think she tested the car, and the whole thing went dead, Andretti her team are probably pushing into f1, she could potentially find a back door into F1 as a test driver or something there. And they are linked to Cadillac, can you really see a full Cadillac Hypercar and F1 thing at the same time, I personally cant
IDEC's press release said:
"In the 2025 European Le Mans Series, IDEC SPORT will field two LMP2 cars: one dedicated to Genesis Magma Racing’s teams and another representing IDEC SPORT. Genesis Magma Racing has also announced its driver lineup: former Williams F1 driver Logan Sargeant, British racer Jamie Chadwick, who have both tested with IDEC SPORT, and
young French Porsche Carrera Cup talent Mathys Jaubert."
It'll be interesting to see how those three drivers compare against each other.
I think it's a good career move for Jamie. Seems like an ideal opportunity to be considered for the Genesis WEC Hypercar team in 2026.
"In the 2025 European Le Mans Series, IDEC SPORT will field two LMP2 cars: one dedicated to Genesis Magma Racing’s teams and another representing IDEC SPORT. Genesis Magma Racing has also announced its driver lineup: former Williams F1 driver Logan Sargeant, British racer Jamie Chadwick, who have both tested with IDEC SPORT, and
young French Porsche Carrera Cup talent Mathys Jaubert."
It'll be interesting to see how those three drivers compare against each other.
I think it's a good career move for Jamie. Seems like an ideal opportunity to be considered for the Genesis WEC Hypercar team in 2026.
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