Can Jamie Chadwick make it to F1? 

People also need to realise that not making it into F1 isn't a disaster. She most likely will have an amazing career in endurance racing or the newer kinds of motorsport like Extreme E and that will be an achievement in itself

She literally has the word "Chad" in her name. She can do anything

You're right. F1 needs someone like Michéle Mouton, but I doubt we'd see that anytime soon. See rallying is and has always been more of a grass roots sport and a lot easier to access than F1. Competing on a local level is hell of a lot cheaper than enterig most open wheel feeder series.

I've always thought that the winner of W series should get a fully funded season in F3 as the prize. Then if they are good enough they will move to F2 and eventually F1

I would love Jamie to get a chance. Even if it's just practice sessions in the short term, I'd love to see where she is in that Williams. Also, if a decent team would like to give her an F2 seat, that'd be nice.

A lot of drivers are switching to other big series that aren't F1 and I think this is valid. She would thrive in WEC and IMSA too.

There have been 4 W series races so far this year and she has won all 4 of them. She's at 100 points and if she can keep this up, she may be able to make it someday. I seriously hope so

The first time I watched the w series I was amazed of how much faster she was than the rest of the whole field. I’m not that confident that she will make it to F1 but I think she will have a amazing career at things like endurance

I think Jamie may have run out of time to make it to the top series in open-wheelers (although Formula E would be a good fit for her), but I do think she's got a great future in sports car racing, and that would make it a great career for her. If we're going to get a female driver in Formula 1, it's probably going to be one of the younger ones, like Pulling, Sidorkova, Stevens, Weug or Noda, but they need more seasoning & somebody with money to believe in them & back them the way Tatiana Calderon is (no hate on her, I hope she kills it in IndyCar).

I think she could perfectly fit in Extreme E or Formula E because for F1 the chance are too low for her because with a younger getting driver line up the chance of getting into F1 is getting smaller for everyone

Jamie is an amazing driver, really impressed me at Race of Champions when I watched her live. She is also really marketable

I'd have thought if anyone could have made the leap it would have been Sophia Flörsch pre her horror crash at Macau, since then I feel like she's not been the same kind of driver which is a really big shame.

Unfortunately, I fear she's too old these days, she hasn't had enough seasons in feeder (not counting WS), I don't think there will be enough time to cultivate a seasonable driver from her. Which is a shame because, I really rate her and do believe that with time she could well have had the potential. I like the look of Pulling though, I think she's younger although even she will run out of time, I don't think she's had enough milage either.. We just need more girls that will inspire more girls to see the space as viable, I do think we'll get there, soon and part of that is thanks to people like Chadwick.

That was one of the best videos I’ve seen from him, it had a really good message behind it. Great work

Great video! Now that I've watched f1 for a few months i like to see what upcoming drivers are doing and you cover each person and their story very well with a lot of jokes Keep making the good stuff Josh :D

remember watching her on friday last year at spa, she was leagues above the others in the w series. You could see that she was taking better lines with your bare eyes.. If anyone can do it, it's her

Chadwick is an excellent driver. I was one of those that thought at first the W series was stupid and a step backwards, by segregating women. But it turns out the driving was fantastic and given the parity between the cars, to see her so dramatically stand out from the pack was pretty telling. I don’t know that she’ll make it to F1, but she’s definitely earned the right to be in the conversation.

I would love to see Chadwick in Indycar.

A women who doesn't get much mention who definitely should is Molly Taylor, she won the Australian Rally Championship and then won last year's first Extreme E season. Amazing talent who is somehow struggling to find a full time drive anywhere this year.

Hopefully it plays out like my Motorsport Manager save and we have her as F1 Champ on Williams alongside Piastri in 2027 😅

i really wished Katherine Legge would've been signed by Minardi in 2005. she had good pace in the tests. Thing is, we have talented female drivers, but a large majority are no longer formula 1 rookie age. Nielsen, Legge, Frey, are all in their 30s n 40s. there are very few in that rookie age.

I think that we're finally seeing a generation of parents that teach their daughters to do anything that they want. Even in the 90s, when i was a child, most parents wanted their daughters to be pretty and their sons to be sporting heroes. It's shown in a lot of sports and the testosterone fuelled environments that people train and compete in. In modern times, sexist attitudes are torn to pieces on social media, so the tendency to spout that nonsense is diminishing. My daughter and a boy at her school were the 2 fastest runners in their year. They were good friends and it was always a respectful rivalry, with victories on both sides. Not once was there a hint of, "she's fast, for a girl" or that kind of nonsense that I always used to hear when I was at school. I really hope we start to see more girls welcomed into sport at a young age, because I'm certain we've missed out on some legends.

Phisical demands for modern F1 is so high. It is mostly like competing in heavy lifting or running. So no, I think it is not possible for woman to compete in f1 these days

When she placed behind Mazepin, you knew she was doomed.

I watched her (and most of the young Brits in F1, and others - including non-Brits - who've gone on to do well in other major formulae) in Ginetta Jr, and she could, and did, take it to the guys on a regular basis. Trust me, those kids are really good. You may have heard of a few other drivers, with names like Norris and Russell, who may not have been in the same years as her (it was a while back and the various seasons run into each other), but she was definitely up against some serious talent. Some weekends, there was better driving in the Ginetta Jr series than the Senior and even the British Touring Car Championship races. I'm not kidding. Had she had a decent run from the start of her racing career (thank you "need for finances"...), she could well be a lot further into it than she is. You can only ever drive as well as your car will let you (this is something that was said a lot about the new guys at the back of the F1 grid over the last few years), and she's rarely been in the best, or even close to the best, team. Unfortunately, I don't think F1 has any intention of _actually_ putting their money where their mouth is, and few, if any ladies will get a chance at an actual seat for a whole season. They're paying lip-service to "equality" and that's where it will end. Btw, what do you think about Masi getting the boot? They're bringing in 2 directors to alternate between races, one of whom is Edouard de Freitas (apologies if I've misspelled his name). I know him from WEC and he's absolutely brilliant. I've never heard him back down once he's made a decision, and though he's a "by the book" man, he's also got common sense. F1 just struck lucky IMHO.

God tier level story telling on display here sir. I re watch this at least once every couple of weeks just to refocus 🙏🏾💪🏾👊🏾 Thank you sir

The most level-headed F1 content creator out there, in my opinion. Keep up the great work - I really enjoy your driver profiles!

I don't know if she will make it but I really really wish Jamie can find some absolutely banger sponsors so she can at least have a season in f2 and enough superlicense points to go up to f1. She is an absolute inspiration and a really talented driver, she just needs the opportunity to grow and develop her skills like male drivers her age have

The best compliment I can give this channel is that Josh Revell is to F1 youtube what Squidge is to Rugby. I love your content mate and I hope 2022 gives you all the subs you richly deserve

Apart from Jamie, who I believe will get to f1, another woman to look out for in the ranks is Abbi pulling (like josh said at the end, I’ll put a profile here): 1. 2nd in junior tkm in 2016 2. Super 1 junior tkm champion 2017 and 18 3. British f4 in 2020 - 6th in the standings with 4 podiums 4. 2021 W series (which Jamie has won the championship twice) 7th in the standings with 1 podium and 1 pole position

She is currently in a very interesting spot for sponsors to invest in imo. Putting her in F2 would be great just so people can finally compare her to other known drivers

Great video! I always find you to be a respectful and reliable person, as a woman who wat he’s F1, thank you

I am new to F1 but I am rooting for Jamie and Juju Noda if it is possible for women to make it to F1.

It will be interesting to see how Juju Noda's career progresses, she's showing hella potential

We’re seeing how next level she is in W series - would love to see her get with a top team in F2

I've had the privilege of knowing her at the start of her career in Ginetta Juniors. The issue she has is lack of backing (as always!). Even when she won the WSeres, it still wasn't enough to enter a competitive series partnered with a decent team.

Lets be real. She would be a backmarker in F2.

We don't NEED representation. But if female drivers are able to compete at the top levels, there should be no reason why they shouldn't be given a seat

This was a good video 👍🏾 really loved this one!

Great piece and would love to see her join the F1 grid but fear for the age. That said anything is possible. PS would love to see you do a piece of Hailie Deegan who is someone prospected to join NASCAR cup series

We need to see her in F3 or F2. I wish W series wasn't a thing but the sad state of affairs in motorsport means it has to be a thing, but you're not gonna get a launchpad into F1 from there. You can though, I believe, get a launchpad into F3 or even F2 if you're good enough and that's where Chadwick needs to be racing, she's defo good enough to be in that series and really really should be given that chance! But it's looking brighter for female open wheel drivers, thanks to w series, it's helped us find Abbi Pulling and Emma Kimilainen (I've defo spelt that wrong) who are also good prospects for motorsport in the future, but again neither is quite good enough for F1 and they won't get anywhere near whilst being in w series unless w series can make a way to really push beyond it.

I have incredibly high hopes as well, but I agree with you. Something to consider is that drivers like Piastri and such could not have a place in 2022, let alone this talented driver.... but I don't think at the same level. There are many promising new drivers and she is definitely among them but I'm quite sure that every team will prioritize others in the future, like Piastri and maybe Doohan and such

Unfortunately, we are in a situation where the most prominent factor nowadays in causing a lack of female drivers, is a lack of female interest (which is certainly an improvement over being barred for misogynistic reasons) but the problem is, in order for female interest to significantly increase, there would need to be female representation on some level. But since far fewer females partake in motorsports, it is far far less likely that one will be found with the merit and fortune to compete in Formula One. It's a vicious cycle, though it is also one that, with a miracle, could be broken. As it stands, I think there is a bright side. Fewer women being interested is something women have autonomous control over, and that's a damn sight better than women being unable to compete because barriers are put in their way. But frankly, just looking at the Piastri situation, even talented men, who are clearly deserving of a seat, have a bloody rough time entering the sport, even after being skilled and lucky and persistent and wealthy enough to become an F2 champion, so the odds of seeing a female F1 driver without further sacrificing meritocracy of the sport any time soon is incredibly low.

I wish for her to make it, especially where we share the same first name haha, nah but fr watching her in W series makes me believe she is a class above the field there, and that's not discounting the other women they're brilliant too, but I think It could be possible just if time is right

I don’t know the last time an F1 team took a driver that hadn’t been successful in F2. I understand to a degree why W Series exists but I think they need to be in the mix with the rest of the upcoming driver pool of F2 to be called up. Call me a cynic but I can’t see a direct W Series to F1 transfer unless a team decides they want to cash in on diversity publicity. I agree with NavF1 in the comments though that there are plenty of really worthwhile race series to establish a career that aren’t F1 & no doubt Jamie will do great wherever she ends up.

The real question is does she want to? She seems more than happy with a heavily marketable brnado outside F1, always in the media & makes good money, She could be in F3/F2 if she wanted, There's no huge block even Sophia Floresch is a bigger hope for F1 despite less of the limelight

Good video man, very realistic and no sugar coating

Hopefully Williams gives her a free practice session, would love to see that.

I want to see another woman make it to F1! That would be awesome!

You keep saying that we need representation but do we? Do we really need representation? Or we only need opportunity for fast drivers without taking into account their background. I do believe we need that in particular

Ka pai bro, great video! Subscribed.

We can only hope, I saw a few races of hers, one of which at COTA in the W series she immediately gapped the field as if they were Gran Turismo AI in just the first 3 corners, she is the most fitting prospect atm but the F1 machine is ruthless, like you said talent is a smaller portion as some very talented drivers have been dropped and ignored

TBH I think putting Michelle Mouton in the same breath as Lombardi and the rest is borderline disrespectful to Mouton. They all happened to be female racers, but that's about as much as they had in common. Mouton is a huge influence still within the WRC and was a legend in her own right from a golden era of rallying, being very unlucky not to take a title in an ultra competitve era in the sport. The others were quite literally also rans. That isn't to demean them, but nobody would be comparing Senna to Taki Inoue and that's nearly what's happening here. I think some female drivers are getting a boost in media coverage because they are women, not because they are quality. I think if one of those drivers made it to F1 it would be damaging for women in motorsport, what we need is another Mouton, and then and only then can they make the step. I think trying to give young women and girls a boost in junior formulas is great, but they shouldn't make the final step until they genuinely deserve to be there. Otherwise they will become a laughing stock, heck look at even how Mazepin and Latifi are referred to, and they have more racing ability than any female driver atm unfortunately. But it's only a matter of time until some woman makes that step and is good enough and that will be a great day for the sport.

Can you do a video on Jutta Kleinschmidt? She won Dakar in 2001

That would be interesting to see. But I wonder if a female would endure the physical aspect of the sport as much as men. We had women in practice sessions but I think a full race is another story. People underestimate the physical effort.

Thanks Josh...i was asking for this video since long... Specially after the Carmen jorda and Tatiana Calderon videos

I'm a big fan of Jamie's. She deserves a seat at the pointy end of motorsport - if not F1, maybe WEC, Formula E, DTM, IndyCar, or even Super Formula. She's too talented not to be.

6:40 Nice reference 🤘🖤. And great video. I think she can get into F1, but it will be one Hell of a job to do so. Edit: And obviously, if she doesn't, it's not the end of the world. In the end, it doesn't even matter (😏), where she'll go, she's going to have a great career.

I often sit back and imagine how the driver would react to this video

Josh ur so amazing for making this video

Would love to see her in endurance series like IMSA/WEC or something like Indy, would be awesome. Think F1 is too far off sadly but I could see some great success in tons of series! Even extreme e/Formula e as others have said Think F1 could’ve been a chance at one point but due to her age it’s most likely off the cards

As much as I'd love to see it, I'm afraid the competition at the moment to get into few is too fierce. There are already too many great non-f1 drivers out there. Maybe if she came 6 years ago, she could've had a good chance.

Mouton was SO badass. She was one of the very best during the Group B era.

It would be nice if the FIA WIMC would give teams a bonus for recruiting the W Series champion, to potentially make that seem more favorable than some driver bringing in tons of sponsors, something like a $5m scholarship (still under the cost cap)

"Meh of the Year". You're savage, Josh. Some of the best motorsport content on RU-vid. Keep it coming.

I think she should go for Indycart. It will suit her. Trying to get into F1 is pointless at her age. Because I mean just look at Nyk De Vries, Callum Illot, Oscar Piastri. If they can't get in, who I'd say are better than Jaime some are also younger, then I can't see Jaime making it. There's just not enough seats and too many good young drivers available. Her only shot would be if some team wants to do some promotional or political event to get a woman back in f1. Otherwise, her age and the fact she's not in F2/F3 yet, plus the lack of sponsors, makes it near impossible. So if I was her, I'd go to IndyCar. It's just as good and a more realistic chance of one getting into

It's 2022 and it's been 30 years since 1992 (Giovanna Amati) was on the F1 grid.

Super license points wise I think she's gotten as close as she needs to and that's not an every year occurrence. A practice session here and there is all most people are asking, from there it's up to her.

You really need to mention that Giovanna Amati had a car that was a pig to drive. Yes, she failed to qualify the first 3 race and was then replaced. Her replacement then failed to qualify the next 5 races, then came 16th, failed to qualify and then 11th (and last) then one more DNQ and then was also dropped. Her replacement was Damon Hill, who we all know went on to win races and a championship. So I dont think the 1992 Brabham was a fair test of any driver.

She could also find her war to the Formula E grid. Which would be awesome!

link to the background music? Also, wonderful dive, and I hope we get better representation in f1

Maria de Villota was a test driver too in F1 as Susie. She run for Marussia in 2012

I became a fan of Jamie while watching the W series last year. She has the talent to get there, I just hope some teams can help her hone her skills and prove her true skills.

I’ve always said that the W series title should come with a subsidised F3 seat, preferably in a competitive team

The wholesomeness of this video and the top comments restores my faith in humanity. Thank you 🙏

I just really hope that when a woman makes it to formula 1, it's on merit and not because of money

I just want to see her win 😭

Why is it so important to have a female driver. I want the best drivers in f1. I don’t want someone there only based on their gender. I would have loved to see Sabine Schmidt drive in f1 not because she was a woman but because she was the best driver that the Nurburgring ring ever saw. We need to find a way to limit the money aspect of f1 and also need to have the best drivers there. For example it is criminal that Oscar Piastri is not in f1 after his year in f2. Done make it about race gender or ethnicity. Make it about skill. This is the pinnacle of Motorsport. It should be the pinnacle of skill not settling for the 2nd best

Thanks for making this video.

I would genuinely love see her on the grid. It would be so fun

If a woman is going to get into F1 in the recent future then it’s surely got to be either Jamie Chadwick or Sophia Flörsch… considering Flörsch seems pretty happy in WEC then I would say that if Chadwick can’t do it then it could be a while before there is another woman in F1

Even if she doesn’t make it to F1, I’d still want to see her get an F2 seat. It’s a foot in the door for female representation. Even just scoring points there would be huge. That said, if we’re looking for someone to kick the door open for women in F1, maybe it’s someone a bit further down the line like an Abbi Pulling or Luna Fluxa.

“Even F1 jurnos...” Like they’re the champions of unbiased, accurate and expert reporting 😂

No mention of her class Win in the Nurburgring 24 hr in the Aston Martin. She is a very safe pair of hands & I recon she could have a very satisfying career in International GT racing.

She should be in F1 because of talent not because of "representation"

she finished behind nikita the russian disaster so... no I don't think she'll get a spot. In a sport like this representing everyone isn't the goal. It's crossing the line first, which you can't do without the most qualified driver, not the driver that represents something past the norm. So if she was wins an actually reliable feeder league I'm all for it. But she isn't so...

She did Extreme E last year. This year she is not participating any more. She was also, as far as I know, the only one last year without an off-road background. Of course, that makes it difficult in a series like this. What didn't help is that her team mate smashed the car in the first practice and she didn't even get to drive. I see her more in the WEC. She also tested an LMP2 car at the end of last year.

While I think she missed her chance to get a fully fledged shot at F1, she definitely has the talent to have a good case for WEC, Formula E or even other big series. I'm sure she'll have an amazing career. And yeah, for sure hope she'll at least get the chance to take part in a couple Free Practice sessions in F1. But as you said, maybe I'm wrong, and I sure hope I am, get that seat!

Anyone, ANYONE can make it into F1 if they're fast enough and have good sponsor backing.

W Series is great for female visibility, but it's bad actually getting them up the ranks. At some point you need to put them into the main pipeline for young talent. If a hotshot female racer came along I don't think sponsorship cash would be too much of a problem, but they have to be picking up F2 wins before an F1 team will have them.

Well, there are others places to go Beitske Visser which also races in W Series drives in WEC for Richard Mille Racing.

Unless she gets a chance nobody can assess her ultimate potential but I think she would be an upgrade to some of the men currently driving in F1.

we totally need a "Sophia Floersch" piece and we need to make sure she sees it.. maybe then she finally faces the fact...

Saying we need more representation is completely wrong and misses the point, we need drivers that earn their spot, forcing anyone into a spot they didn't earn is just as bad as not letting people that earn it into it

6:42 had me on the floor lmao

she might be able to enter when a new team is on the grid but right now she is older than the rest of the top talent and the other talent has perfomed great in higher leagues

As much as I’d love to see a woman in f1 it’s important for them to get there on merit. They need to get there on merit, not just to fill the diversity check box. Recently I’ve read comments like “he/she is so nice, they deserve to be in f1”, or “he/she is deserves to get to f1 because we need more of this nationality”, I’m sorry but f1 an elite sport, if you are not the best then you do not deserve to be there on any other merit. That’s unfortunately a universal metric that determines success in any sport. These teams spend millions to try eek out even the smallest performance gains, why would they compromise that by using a driver who is even 2 tenths slower. I know, pay drivers, they don’t really deserve to be there but unfortunately that’s the economic reality of many sports. I’d argue that saying women do not get the same chances in motorsports as men is not correct either, in fact I think Jamie Chadwick has had far more opportunities than anyone else with a similar record.

She is probably the fastest women at the moment in motorsport, but she is allready 23, and has no experience in any Topfeeder Series. She would need like 2 years in FIA F3 Championship, then 2 years in F2. And then she would be like 27. So even if she would score decent results its really unlikely that any F1 team will then recruit a driver who then would be like 26 or 27. So, no, she will not make to F1.

I’ve said it before I would like to see here in f1 but I want to see her race f2 first cause that’s where she’ll see her most likely future competition If she wins her first race sign her up replace Nikita gue Top five let her do the rest of the season and then make the decision

this is something in sports where women and men competing that i actually support. you go girl!