Aston Martin have appointed W Series racer and James Bond movie stunt driver Jessica Hawkins as their driver ambassador.

Alongside her new role, Hawkins will compete in this year’s W Series, the international Formula 3 championship for female drivers which is scheduled to run in support of eight F1 grands prix this year.

The 26-year-old from Poole raced in the inaugural 2019 edition of the W Series, finishing 11th in the standings behind champion Jamie Chadwick.

Hawkins has also worked extensively as a stunt driver, including in the forthcoming James Bond film No Time to Die.

Hawkins told the Aston Martin website: “I’m incredibly excited to be joining Aston Martin Cognizant Formula 1 Team as its new driver ambassador and really looking forward to working with Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Hulkenberg and the rest of the team.

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