Williams have confirmed Susie Wolff’s test schedule ahead of the 2015 season following her appointment as official test driver earlier this year.
The Scottish driver most recently drove the team’s FW37 at the second pre-season test in Barcelona. In addition, she will also take part in the post-Austrian Grand Prix test.
The 32-year-old will also drive in front of her home crowd at the British GP during Friday first free practice, as well as the Spanish GP a few weeks earlier.
Alongside this, her duties will be supplemented with an extensive programme of work in the team’s simulator to help with the ongoing development of the FW37, according to the team.
“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,” said Wolff.
“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.”
Deputy team principal Claire Williams added: “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. 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.”
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