LONDON — James Bond film stunt driver and W Sequence racer Jessica Hawkins has joined the Aston Martin System One crew as ‘driver ambassador’.
The crew of four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll mentioned in a press release on Wednesday that she’s going to work with companions and “throughout a wide range of disciplines”.
If considerably obscure on element, the brand new job may contain the 26-year-old Briton displaying off a number of the abilities featured within the yet-to-be-released Bond film ‘No Time to Die’.
“I get pleasure from sending automobiles sideways virtually as a lot as I do racing,” she informed Reuters.
Aston Martin, the fictional British undercover agent’s automobile of alternative, has performed up the Bond connection since returning to System One this season in a rebranding of Silverstone-based Racing Level.
Their F1 automobile launch in March was offered on-line by “Quantum of Solace” actress Gemma Arterton, with Bond actor Daniel Craig delivering a message of assist.
Hawkins, a former British karting champion, additionally has racing credentials though removed from the extent required to acquire a System One super-license.
The all-female W Sequence is supporting System One and Hawkins follows defending champion Jamie Chadwick, who has a growth position with Williams, in forging a connection to an F1 crew.
Daughter of an air-conditioning fitter, her racing profession stalled for lack of money till the System Three-level W Sequence got here alongside in 2019 with all prices paid.
“Once I was 10 or 11 I used to be named the feminine most certainly to make it to System One and it by no means materialized,” mentioned Hawkins, who recalled as soon as beating future Pink Bull F1 driver Alexander Albon.
“I could not have made it… however I am actually pleased with the place I’m and the journey I have been on to get to the place I’m.”
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