F1 News: Jessica Hawkins' Secret Lap Times Beat Felipe Drugovich According To Insider

Formula 1 could soon see a female F1 driver on the grid.

Former F1 champion Nico Rosberg revealed that Jessica Hawkins' lap times in her Aston Martin test were blisteringly fast, more "rapid" than Aston Martin reserve driver Felipe Drugovich. However, the numbers are kept secret. 

The 28-year-old female driver and Aston Martin ambassador became the first to drive a Formula 1 car in five years after she took to the wheel of the AMR21 F1 car at the Hungaroring in Hungary. 

After driving the car for 26 laps, Hawkins was left without a doubt that Formula 1 would soon receive a female racing driver again at some point in time. After all, she was confident about her run around the circuit.

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When it comes to knowing what her lap times were, they have unfortunately kept it a secret as of now. However, Rosberg claims he got his hands on the time but, he too prefers to remain tight-lipped about it. 

However, he did reveal an important detail. He claimed that Hawkins' lap times were faster than that of Formula 2 champion Drugovich, who joined as Aston Martin's test and reserve driver. He told Hawkins:

“What everybody doesn’t know, I know your lap times when you were testing.

"I can tell the little secret that you were rapid compared to the official test driver.

"I’m not going to say the exact times, because I know those too, but you were super rapid.”

Hawkins was obviously pleased to hear that. She said in reply, "It went well and I maybe surprised myself, I was very happy with how it went.”

F1 News: Jessica Hawkins Hopes Aston Martin Test Will Inspire The Younger Generation - "We Are Capable"

When she was asked what she intended to do next, she spoke of having another go in the car to push further and for next year, she is going to be a part of Aston Martin's involvement in the F1 academy. She said:

“My next goal is to push to get back in the car.

"I think at least I did a good enough job to put myself in that position.

"Over the winter I’ll work hard to ensure that I’m able to bring other sponsors and the partners to work with me to achieve my dream and work with them to achieve theirs, and inspiring more women along the way.”

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