Susie Wolff will remain as the Williams F1 Team's development driver for the 2014 season.
However, it is an expanded role that will see her take part in first practice sessions at two F1 rounds this year.
The Scot will continue to complete simulator work for the team but she will also become the first female driver in over two decades to take part in a Formula 1 Grand Prix session - the last being Giovanna Amati for Brabham in 1992.
She joined Williams in 2012 and has helped to develop the FW34 and FW35, as well as this year's Mercedes-powered FW36. The 32-year-old has been given the chance after impressing the Grove-based outfit at last year's Silverstone young driver test.
''I'm grateful for the support and belief Williams continue to show in me and 2014 promises to be a very important milestone in my career," Wolff said on the news.
"My responsibilities within the team have steadily increased as I have proved myself, culminating in the opportunity to test the car at Silverstone and conduct straight line aero tests last season.
"Competing in two FP1 sessions, alongside an additional full test day this season will be a big step and I am looking forward to the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the FW36 on a Grand Prix weekend. It's a challenge that I will relish and it will be a great chance for me to continue assisting the team."
Pat Symonds, chief technical officer at Williams, added: "Susie has become a valued member of our driver line up and 2014 will see her take on more responsibilities as we seek to make a strong step forward in performance.
"Susie has demonstrated a natural talent for developing a car and providing strong feedback and these sort of characteristics will be key this season as teams seek to quickly understand and refine the radically overhauled 2014 cars."
Wolff isn't the only female driver in F1, with IndyCar racer Simona De Silvestro recently joining the Sauber F1 Team as an affiliated driver.
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The Scot will continue to complete simulator work for the team but she will also become the first female driver in over two decades to take part in a Formula 1 Grand Prix session - the last being Giovanna Amati for Brabham in 1992.
She joined Williams in 2012 and has helped to develop the FW34 and FW35, as well as this year's Mercedes-powered FW36. The 32-year-old has been given the chance after impressing the Grove-based outfit at last year's Silverstone young driver test.
''I'm grateful for the support and belief Williams continue to show in me and 2014 promises to be a very important milestone in my career," Wolff said on the news.
"My responsibilities within the team have steadily increased as I have proved myself, culminating in the opportunity to test the car at Silverstone and conduct straight line aero tests last season.
"Competing in two FP1 sessions, alongside an additional full test day this season will be a big step and I am looking forward to the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the FW36 on a Grand Prix weekend. It's a challenge that I will relish and it will be a great chance for me to continue assisting the team."
Pat Symonds, chief technical officer at Williams, added: "Susie has become a valued member of our driver line up and 2014 will see her take on more responsibilities as we seek to make a strong step forward in performance.
"Susie has demonstrated a natural talent for developing a car and providing strong feedback and these sort of characteristics will be key this season as teams seek to quickly understand and refine the radically overhauled 2014 cars."
Wolff isn't the only female driver in F1, with IndyCar racer Simona De Silvestro recently joining the Sauber F1 Team as an affiliated driver.
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