Jamie Chadwick
British racing driver
Jamie Laura Chadwick (born 20 May 1998) is a British racing driver who races for Andretti Autosport in Indy NXT.[1] She won the inaugural W Series season in 2019, before retaining her title in 2021 and 2022. She holds the records for the most wins, podiums, pole positions and points in the W Series.
Quotes
edit- It’s a sport that should be available to men and women to compete equally. There’s very few sports where that’s the case.
- It’s definitely challenging as a young female driver trying to overcome those physical barriers,
- As a young girl, you don’t look at it as, ‘I can do this,’ because there’s no one doing it
- As a young girl, you don’t look at it as, I can do this, because there’s no one doing it, I’m a big believer of having more women, not just as drivers but mechanics and engineers
- I want to be a part of this next step of getting more and more females in the door. And even if I don’t make it, hopefully there’s a whole crop of young talent that’s coming through that I can help.
- Jamie Chadwick Is Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Race Car Drivers, TIME, by Jamie Chadwick
References
edit- ↑ Jamie Chadwick to defend her W Series title in 2022 with Jenner Racing". Jamie Chadwick Racing. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022