Chadwick completes Williams F1 test, follows Pin onto exclusive list

Jamie Chadwick has driven a Formula 1 car, taking to the track at Portimao for Williams as part of a Testing of Previous Cars programme, according to Autosport.

The 28-year-old completed 32 laps on Monday behind the wheel of last year's FW47 challenger.

The outing formed part of Chadwick's ongoing development driver duties with the British team, a role that has kept her involved in Williams' wider technical and on-track programmes away from a race seat.

Her run at Portimao made her the second woman to drive a Formula 1 car in 2025, following Doriane Pin, who completed a similar test earlier in the year, Autosport reports.

That places Chadwick among a small group of female drivers to have sat in a current-era Formula 1 car, a list that remains exclusive given how few opportunities exist outside dedicated test days such as this one.

Testing of Previous Cars sessions allow teams to run drivers in older machinery away from the constraints of the current championship, giving development and reserve drivers valuable mileage without affecting a team's limited in-season testing allocation.

For Chadwick, the Portimao outing continues a season in which she has combined her Williams development role with her broader career in single-seaters, and represents a tangible step in the pathway the team has built for her away from grand prix weekends.

Williams has not detailed further test dates for Chadwick, and Autosport's report did not specify when she might next drive one of the team's cars.

Her next appearances for Williams, whether on track or in a simulator capacity, are likely to be shaped by the team's broader development priorities as the current Formula 1 season moves towards its conclusion.