“All it proves is that there haven’t been many women doing what I’m doing now and that’s not a good thing, and not something we should be proud of.”
Chadwick has been at the forefront of a renewed push to get more women involved in racing. In addition to her W Series success, she is now Formula Academy advisor to the Williams team. Despite her annoyance at being pigeonholed, she does emphasise the positive change.
“It’s interesting and exciting because it shines a light on all the desire the sport now has to see more women getting involved and competing,” she says.
“There’s a lot of initiative out there, a lot of things we are doing to encourage more women into the sport, and ultimately to get them to the top level. So that’s the really positive thing to come from all the chat.
“I think it will fuel the role-model culture that we’re fostering and will encourage more young girls to turn on their TVs at home to see women competing in motor racing.
