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Williams F1 Team confirmed Monday the three drivers who will participate in the young driver test at Silverstone circuit this week.
Williams will run its Development Driver Susie Wolff and Spaniard Daniel Juncadella while race driver, Pastor Maldonado will also take part to conduct tire evaluation under the revised test regulations announced following the Grand Prix of Germany.
Susie Wolff has been part of the Williams F1 Team since becoming Development Driver in April 2012. The former Mercedes DTM driver made her Formula 1 debut putting the FW33 through its paces at a Williams partner event at Silverstone last October and was given an increased programme in the team's simulator for 2013.
She was the first to get behind the wheel of this year's race car when she drove the FW35 at Idiada for aerodynamic testing in February.
Twenty-two year old Daniel Juncadella is currently racing in DTM for Mücke Motorsport having impressed in a number of single-seater categories over the last few years. He was runner-up in the 2009 Formula BMW Europe series before going on to win the prestigious Macau Grand Prix in 2011 and become Formula 3 Euro Series champion in 2012.
Following the recent regulation changes to the Young Driver Test, which now allow current F1 race drivers to take part in order to conduct tire evaluations for Pirelli, Pastor Maldonado will also have a day behind the wheel. He will work on tire development on one of the three scheduled test days, with Daniel and Susie each having a day driving the Williams Renault FW35.
Williams will run its Development Driver Susie Wolff and Spaniard Daniel Juncadella while race driver, Pastor Maldonado will also take part to conduct tire evaluation under the revised test regulations announced following the Grand Prix of Germany.
Susie Wolff has been part of the Williams F1 Team since becoming Development Driver in April 2012. The former Mercedes DTM driver made her Formula 1 debut putting the FW33 through its paces at a Williams partner event at Silverstone last October and was given an increased programme in the team's simulator for 2013.
She was the first to get behind the wheel of this year's race car when she drove the FW35 at Idiada for aerodynamic testing in February.
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| Photo: Williams F1 Team |
Twenty-two year old Daniel Juncadella is currently racing in DTM for Mücke Motorsport having impressed in a number of single-seater categories over the last few years. He was runner-up in the 2009 Formula BMW Europe series before going on to win the prestigious Macau Grand Prix in 2011 and become Formula 3 Euro Series champion in 2012.
Following the recent regulation changes to the Young Driver Test, which now allow current F1 race drivers to take part in order to conduct tire evaluations for Pirelli, Pastor Maldonado will also have a day behind the wheel. He will work on tire development on one of the three scheduled test days, with Daniel and Susie each having a day driving the Williams Renault FW35.