Chris Dittmann Racing is delighted to confirm it will be fielding a second F1 Academy racer in the upcoming F4 British Championship meeting at Zandvoort, as Jess Edgar joins the team.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old comes from a motorsport family and first piloted a kart at the age of four, competing with success as she climbed the ranks, representing the United Kingdom at the FIA Motorsport Games in 2019.<\/p>\n
Jess was twice selected for the FIA Girls on Track \u2013 Rising Stars scheme and made her car racing debut in the GB4 Championship in 2022, taking a podium finish at Oulton Park.<\/p>\n
In 2023 she moved to F1 Academy, taking a maiden victory at Circuit of the Americas, alongside the United States Grand Prix. Returning to the series this year, she is backed by American Express and has secured a best finish to-date of fourth in Saudi Arabia, with eight races of the season left to run.<\/p>\n
This weekend (July 12-14) Jess will be familiarising herself with Circuit Zandvoort alongside F1 Academy racer Carrie Schreiner, ahead of the series\u2019 visit to the Netherlands in August.<\/p>\n
Jess will link up with Carrie and Rookie Cup race-winner Bart Harrison for testing on Thursday July 11th, with qualifying taking place on Friday at 12:55 CEST (11:55 BST). Race one is scheduled for 09:50 (08:50) on Saturday, with race two at 15:30 (14:30), and the final contest on Sunday 14th at 13:40 (12:40).<\/p>\n
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Jess Edgar<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pleased to announce that I will be racing at Zandvoort with Chris Dittmann Racing as it is my favourite track, so I\u2019m super excited to be competing there twice this year. Entering British F4 is a great opportunity for me have more seat time so I can be as prepared for my 2024 campaign in F1 Academy. Hopefully, we can do well and carry on the strong results the team already has had.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Chris Dittmann<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very happy to be welcoming Jess to the team for the visit to Zandvoort. It will be a baptism of fire for her to get up to speed quickly, but we\u2019ll do all we can to work with her so she feels comfortable in what will be a new car for her to drive. The focus for Jess is to be prepared for her F1 Academy races like Carrie, so we\u2019ll help build her knowledge throughout the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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