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Williams indicators Turvey as improvement and take a look at driver for F1 2025
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Williams indicators Turvey as improvement and take a look at driver for F1 2025

By Miles Cooper January 22, 2025
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Oliver Turvey has been signed to Williams’ Components 1 crew as a take a look at and improvement driver to help with the Grove squad’s progress on its new simulator bundle.

The Briton switches to Williams after holding an identical function for McLaren for over 15 years, and had examined a number of occasions over that span with the Woking squad alongside different racing actions. 

Alongside his motorsport involvement, Turvey studied engineering at Cambridge and this background made him a a lot sought-after improvement driver throughout F1, Components E, and endurance racing.

Turvey will help with the event of Williams’ new driver-in-loop simulator, and make use of his information to assist validate the crew’s progress with its preparation for F1’s 2026 regulation bundle.

“I’m delighted to hitch Williams,” stated Turvey. “It’s an honour to have the chance to hitch such an historic and profitable crew. 

“The ambition and dedication driving this challenge are extremely inspiring, and I’m excited for the problem forward to assist carry the crew again to the highest. 

“It’s a privilege to work alongside Alex and Carlos, who I think about two of one of the best drivers in F1. I look ahead to utilizing my expertise as each a driver and engineer to work intently with the crew at Grove to reinforce the automobile’s efficiency within the simulator and help the race crew. 

“We’re very comfortable to welcome Oliver to the crew,” added sporting director Sven Smeets. “He brings an unlimited quantity of expertise and experience that will likely be invaluable to our development as we proceed to strengthen the crew throughout the board. 

“The function of a take a look at and improvement driver is important to our journey again in the direction of success, and I’m assured that Oliver, who will be part of Harrison Scott, will end in a powerful crew growing the present and future automobiles.”

Williams indicators Turvey as improvement and take a look at driver for F1 2025

Oliver Turvey, NIO 333 Racing, NIO 333 001

Photograph by: Carl Bingham / Motorsport Photographs

Turvey, 37, was the recipient of the Autosport BRDC Award again in 2006, after ending second in that yr’s Components BMW UK championship.

He joined McLaren as a improvement driver in 2009 whereas racing in Components Renault 3.5, and continued that function by varied regulatory adjustments.

Concurrently, Turvey was additionally a part of Jota’s 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours class win in LMP2, which preceded his transfer to the NEXTEV Components E crew on the finish of the 2014-15 season. 

The Briton remained with the crew by varied adjustments in identification, because it turned backed by electrical automobile producer NIO after which taken over by the Lisheng Racing concern.

In recent times, he has dovetailed his McLaren function with that of sporting advisor on the DS Penske Components E crew, after shedding his NIO 333 seat on the finish of 2022.

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