Scot will also be at the wheel during Austrian in-season test
Tuesday 3 March 2015 14:07, UK
Susie Wolff will drive for Williams during practice at the British and Spanish Grands Prix in 2015, the team have confirmed.
In addition, the 32-year-old will also drive the FW37 on one day of the in-season test at the Red Bull Ring following the Austrian Grand Prix.
Wolff has already driven the car this season - completing 86 laps on the opening day of the second pre-season test which was held at the Circuit de Catalunya. She finished the day nearly four seconds slower than pacesetter Pastor Maldonado after crashing out following contact with Felipe Nasr.
“Our focus this year is to build on the success of 2014 - I've been training hard all winter and I am physically in the best shape I’ve ever been, so I am ready for the season ahead,” Wolff said.
“As official test driver I will have additional time in the FW37 and by correlating this with my work in the simulator, the team can ensure we are getting the best from the car and check how updates are performing. All of us drivers on the Williams roster have been working closely together on this and we are ready to give everything we can to the 2015 season.”
Wolff made her grand prix weekend debut last year during P1 at the British Grand Prix and followed it up with an outing in the same session at Hockenheim.
“Last season Susie impressed with her performances during FP1 at Silverstone and Hockenheim and we were keen to give her another chance to test in 2015,” said deputy team principal Claire Williams.
“She knew the FW36 well and with the FW37 being a gradual evolution, we were keen to utilise this knowledge and get her in the car to help assess and validate the approaches we have taken.”
Wolff became the first female since Giovanna Amati in 1992 to take part in a race weekend at Silverstone last year, although her outing lasted just four laps due to an engine failure.
