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Originally Posted by peebee2
Unfortunately, being in the top team, and being the most experienced driver, finishing ninth (and pretty much last) in the Formula Regional Europe championship in 2020 while her team mates finished 1,2,3 in the championship shows the level Jamie is really at.
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I don't necessarily disagree, but just being at Prema doesn't mean that she was receiving equal treatment. Nothing to do with gender, but Chadwick is far from a well-funded racing driver whereas both Petecoff and Leclerc are very well-funded. They could afford more track time in cars, probably spent a lot more time in karts as kids, could afford more/better mechanics/personal trainers/coaches, maybe new chassis throughout the year, etc. Not to downplay their achievements at all, but there are advantages to going racing with more money, especially when you're at an earlier stage in your career.