Jamie Chadwick - First competitive female driver in F1?

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Leithen said:

Odd that there doesn’t seem to have been much if any commentary on the accommodation/investment choices made by male drivers who have won championships.

They are probably all living in rented flats, sleeping on the floor.

Or perhaps not and the subject is a complete load of bks.

Many of them did just that.

I've worked with two who slept on the floor and earned no money building their careers.

Both now well known 24hr winners and works drivers in WEC. One got as far as F1.

It's a common story, especially in sportscar racing where you have a wealthy driver funding the program, and very quick young guys trying to build a career earning very little money and pumping what they do earn into progressing their career.

$1 million was plenty of cash to buy drives and progress, but the talent isn't good enough to warrant spending that to get your arse kicked, so it was the smart move for her to use it elsewhere.

She is in the right place now, it's easy to make a living in USA racing compared to ROW.