Jack Aitken has parted ways with the Williams F1 team and will focus solely on sportscar racing. He is due to make his IMSA debut this weekend at Rolex 24.
Aitken has spent the past three years as reserve driver for Williams, and made his first grand prix start in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix deputising for George Russell, who in turn replaced a COVID-struck Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes.
"I kept an involvement last year, which was great. I really like the team and I’m based half-an-hour away from the factory, so it was very convenient to do simulator work and I was happy to help and attend some races. "It’s a great thing to chase, and I had a great time doing it," said Aitken."I was one of the lucky few not just to start a race but just to drive the cars.
Aitken is sharing the AXR Cadillac V-LMDh with team full-timers Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims for this weekend's Rolex 24, and says he is relishing his first experience of racing in IMSA so far.
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